Laraine Day(1920-2007)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born into a prominent Mormon family in Utah, Laraine Day's acting
career began after her parents moved to Long Beach, California, where
she joined the Long Beach Players. She appeared in her first film in
1937 in a bit part, then did leads in several George O'Brien westerns. Signing
a contract with MGM, she achieved popularity playing the part of Nurse
Lamont in that studio's "Dr. Kildare" series. An attractive, engaging
performer, she had leads in several medium-budget films for various
studios, but never achieved major stardom. She was married for 13 years
to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his
career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as
"The First Lady of Baseball".
