LARAINE DAY BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Laraine Day was born on October 13th, 1920 in Roosevelt, Utah with her birth name as Laraine Johnson.  Her family was Mormon and when her family relocated to Long Beach, California she became involved in acting.  Her first introduction to acting was working with the Long beach Players.  After graduating from High School at Poly High in Riverside, California she decided to try and pursue a career as an actress. 
 
Day's first film role was a minor part in, "Stella Dallas" (1937) followed by being cast in several lead roles in a variety of western films with RKO Pictures.  In 1939, she was approached by MGM and asked to sign a contract with them.  She was cast as the part, Mary Lamont in a number of the, "Dr. Kildare" films beginning with her first one, "Calling Dr. Kildare" (1939).
 
She followed this role with a number of roles in various films but never reached the level of stardom she had hoped for.  She had a supporting role in the film, "My Son, My Son" (1940). "Foreign Correspondent" (1940) and "The Locket" (1946). 
 
She also worked as a stage actress and television actress.  She made her stage debut in the national tour of, "Angel Street" and "The Women" in 1973.  Laraine's television appearances included, "The Ford Television Theatre" and "Lux Video Theatre".  She was also an author and published a book called, "Day With the Giants" (1952) and "The America We Love" (also 1952).
 
Laraine Day was also very religious and involved with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She was very into living the lifestyle of a Mormon.  She never drank, smoked or drank anything with caffeine such as tea or coffee.  She was also involved in the 1970's as the spokesperson for the Make America Better campaign in which she would travel across the country and share her views and opinions on environmental issues.
 
Laraine retired from acting in 1986 and devoted her free time to family and the church.  She also founded an organization that helps children and women with both physical and mental disabilities called, SHARE Inc.          
 
Laraine Day was married a total of three times throughout her lifetime.  First to Ray Hendricks from May 16th, 1942 through January 20th, 1947.  The couple had two adopted children together before filing for divorce. Her second marriage was to Leo Durocher from 1947 through 1960 and again having two more children.  Day's third and final marriage was to Michael Grilikhes from 1961 through 2007 when he passed away and she again had two children with him as well.  

Laraine Day then moved back to Utah after losing her husband and she then passed away on November 10th, 2007, just eight months later at the age of eighty seven.  She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.  She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the Motion Picture Industry. 

Filmography

1986 Murder, She Wrote
1985 Hotel
1985 Airwolf 
1979 Lou Grant
1978-1979 Fantasy Island
1978 The Love Boat
1975 Murder on Flight 502 
1973 Medical Center
1972 The Sixth Sense
1969 The F.B.I.
1968 The Name of the Game 
1967 The World: Color It Happy
1963 Wagon Train 
1963 Burke's Law
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 The New Breed
1962 Follow the Sun 
1961 Checkmate
1960 The 3rd Voice
1956-1959 Playhouse 90
1958 Rendezvous
1958 Pursuit
1958 Swiss Family Robinson 
1955-1957 The Loretta Young Show 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse
1957 Climax!
1952-1957 The Ford Television Theatre 
1951-1957 Lux Video Theatre
1956 Three for Jamie Dawn 
1956 The Toy Tiger 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse 
1954 The High and the Mighty 
1953 Double Play 
1953 Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City
1953 G.E. True Theater 
1951 Daydreaming with Laraine 
1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre 
1949 Without Honor
1949 The Woman on Pier 13 
1948 My Dear Secretary
1947 Tycoon
1946 The Locket
1945 Those Endearing Young Charms
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry 
1944 Bride by Mistake 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell 
1943 Mr. Lucky 
1942 Journey for Margaret 
1942 Mister Gardenia Jones 
1942 Fingers at the Window 
1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory 
1942 A Yank on the Burma Road 
1941 Kathleen
1941 Unholy Partners 
1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 
1941 The People vs. Dr. Kildare 
1941 The Bad Man 
1941 The Trial of Mary Dugan 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home 
1940 Foreign Correspondent 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 And One Was Beautiful 
1940 My Son, My Son! 
1940 I Take This Woman
1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 Think First 
1939 Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare 
1939 Sergeant Madden
1939 Arizona Legion 
1938 Painted Desert 
1938 Border G-Man 
1938 Scandal Street 
1937 Stella Dallas