Almost Doris
As a German-Catholic American, Rodgers and Hammerstein thought she would be perfect in this musical -- which she turned down.
The Sound of Music
Her first number 1 hit
Sentimental Journey
She said he was her favorite co-star and in fact did 3 movies with him.
Rock Hudson
Jerry Herman couldn't coax her into a starring role in this Broadway triumph.
Mame
She got a screen test after singing this Gershwin tune at a party at Jules Styne's house.
Embraceable You
Famous for The Odd Couple, he was the other man in the movies with her favorite co-star.
Tony Randall
In this show, Angela Lansbury had to solve the crimes because Doris said no.
Murder, She Wrote
She could have been first lady if she only kept dating this would-be president.
Ronald Reagan
She developed a passion for animal activism while working on an iconic Hitchcock film with this actor in Morocco.
Jimmy Stewart
Stephen Sondheim wrote a lead role for her in this musical. But Dorothy Collins played it instead.
Follies
She initially turned down this song, which became her official theme song for her life and her TV show
"Que Sera, Sera"
He was her co-star in her last film ("With Six You Get Egg Roll").
Brian Keith
Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate"
Known for a squeaky clean image, she actually lied about her age for years, claiming she was born in 1924, but actually was born this year
1922
Frank Sinatra