Hollywood actress Laraine Day passed away last November 10, at quite a venerable age. I have seen a grand total of two of her pictures, these being Tarzan Finds a Son! (playing Boy’s natural mother) and Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent. Coming from a Mormon background, she debuted in motion pictures in 1937 in bit parts (mostly in low-budget westerns), but soon found a role that would make her greatly popular, that of Nurse Mary Lamont, in the Dr. Kildare hit series. Laraine Day would be part of seven episodes between 1939 and 1941. As early as 1951, she had her own TV show Daydreaming with Laraine or The Laraine Day Show, that consisted of 15-minutes vignettes. Television work was destined to be the place for her upcoming acting career from then on, appearing sporadically in motherly parts until the mid-80s. She also fulfilled many duties for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She never quite became a top star, or got to work with Hollywood’s best directors, so the Hitchcock movie is the closest to a classic project that she ever came close to. There were some box-offices hits, but nothing ground-shaking. Still, she was a pleasant and more than capable performer.

Married three times, her second wedding was the most colorful, being united with baseball player and manager Leo Durocher. Laraine Day leaves behind her tons of children, grand-children, grand-grand-children, etc. And, of course, fans.