He would later report that discovering Doris Day was one of the proudest moments of his career. And the film was a hit, which launched an acting career that spanned two decades.
The year after she joined the group, they published the song “Sentimental Journey,” which found its way to number one on the charts.
After she made a great impression on screen in her first role, she soon found herself getting call after call from people who wanted her in their films.
Up until that point, Day had been working with Warner Brothers, but once her contract was up in 1955, she decided not to renew it. But her career wasn’t going to slow down anytime soon. In fact, it was just about to skyrocket.
She is widely praised for her work in "Calamity Jane." Day quickly rose to become the queen of musical comedy. And everyone in Hollywood was dying to work with her.