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DORIS DAY SPECIAL w/ Perry Como & Rock Hudson 1971 – color
THE DORIS MARY ANNE KAPPELHOFF SPECIAL which aired on CBS on March 14, 1971 with Rock Hudson & perry Como. One hour.
This was one of two one-hour musical specials that were part of CBS’ 1968 multi-million-dollar contract with Doris Day’s production company, a contract that Day insists to this day was negotiated by her husband and manager Martin Melcher without her knowledge. When Melcher died suddenly in April of 1968, Day chose to go ahead and honor the contract, appearing in this special and Doris Day Today, as well as starring in her popular, eponymous CBS sitcom for five seasons, from 1968-1974.
Taped in 1970, not shown until 1971
