Born on this day – Donna Douglas:

Donna Douglas

Actress

Singer

September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015

Credits:

21 Beacon Street (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); Adam-12 (1973); Bachelor Father (1959); Bells Are Ringing (1960); Cain's Hundred (1961); Career (1959); Checkmate (1961); Chronicles of Life Starfish (2008); Chronicles of Life Trials (2013); Dr. Kildare (1961); Frankie and Johnny (1966); Hennesey (1961); Li'l Abner (1959); Lock Up (1960); Love, American Style (1970–1973); Lover Come Back (1961); Man in the Middle (1961); Marineland Carnival (1966); McMillan & Wife (1974); Michael Shayne (1961); Mister Ed (1961–1962); Night Gallery (1972); North by Northwest (1959); Pete and Gladys (1961); Project U.F.O. (1978–1979); Route 66 (1960); Sam Benedict (1962); Strangers When We Meet (1960); Surfside 6 (1961); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1960); The Aquanauts (1960–1961); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); The Defenders (1964); The Detectives (1960); The Jack Benny Program (1962); The Joey Bishop Show (1962); The Nanny (1999); The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1959-1960); The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989); The Twilight Zone (1960–1962); Thriller (1961); Tightrope (1959); U.S. Marshal (1959); Whirlybirds (1960).

On this day in movie history - Lover Come Back (1961)

Lover Come Back

directed by Delbert Mann,

written by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning,

was released in the United States on December 20, 1961.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Oakie, Jack Kruschen, Ann B. Davis, Joe Flynn, Howard St. John, Karen Norris, Jack Albertson, Charles Watts, Donna Douglas, JoAnne Ludden-Paige.

Recommended reading - Lover Come Back

 

Lover Come Back

by Marvin H. Albert.

Novelization.

ASIN: B000WLAQ8I

Published by Gold Medal.

Published 1962.

Description:

She was only the hottest item on Madison Avenue, that’s all. Carol Templeton, the huckster’s dream, the consumer’s morsel. And the sharpest thorn in the side of Jerry Webster, the slickest operator ever to spend a million bucks on a phony advertising campaign. Carol would do almost anything to beat this handsome devil at his own game – even if it meant bearding the beast in his own bedroom. Lover Come Back is based on the hilarious screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. Starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall, the motion picture was produced byThe 7 Pictures Corp, Nob Hill Productions, Inc., Arwin Productions, Inc., and released by Universal Pictures Co., Inc.