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Laraine Day (born La Raine Johnson, October 13, 1920 – November 10, 2007) was an American actress, radio and television commentator, and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) contract star.
Laraine Day was an actress who starred in several MGM films, including the "Dr. Kildare" series. She was also known as "The First Lady of Baseball" for her marriage to Leo Durocher and her interest in the sport.
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Laraine Day was a Mormon actress who starred in several films and TV shows, including the "Dr. Kildare" series. She was also known as "The First Lady of Baseball" for her marriage to Leo Durocher and her interest in the sport.
- October 13, 1920
- November 10, 2007
Nov 13, 2007 · Laraine Day, a popular actress who appeared in almost two dozen MGM movies during Hollywood’s Golden Age, notably as the nurse Mary Lamont in a series of Dr. Kildare movies, died Saturday in...
- Aljean Harmetz
Nov 12, 2007 · Laraine Day was a star of stage and screen who appeared in nearly 50 films, including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Foreign Correspondent. She also co-hosted a talk show, wrote a memoir and married baseball manager Leo Durocher.
Nov 10, 2007 · Laraine Day was a major movie star of the 1940s and '50s, known for her roles in Dr Kildare, Foreign Correspondent, and The Locket. She also hosted TV shows, became a sports reporter, and was active in the Mormon church and politics.
Nov 10, 2007 · Beloved by sports fans as The First Lady of Baseball, Laraine Day earned her first admirers in movie theatres. In addition to her extremely photogenic face, she projected degrees of charm and empathy that made her perfect to play Nurse Mary Lamont in MGM’s popular series of "Dr. Kildare" pictures.
