Looks like Doris Day might be coming to a job centre near you after losing her singing voice, and may never get it back.
The Pillow Talk star, 85, blames the damp conditions in her decaying Carmel, California home for destroying her once beautiful voice, which helped her score a number of hits in the 1950s and 1960s.
The reclusive star called into a U.S. radio show during a birthday celebration of her career earlier this month (Apr09) to talk about her croaky voice, explaining, "I wish I could sing. I'm still hoarse. I've been hoarse for a year. I went to my throat specialist and he said I was clear, but I can't sing because of the hoarseness. It's the dampness in the area (Carmel)."
Day also told her hometown radio station, Miracle 63, that her once-busy schedule had robbed her of a lot of precious memories. She explained she was so busy learning lines and song lyrics that she had no time to store away magic moments.
During the rare interview, the Winter Wonderland singer confessed she couldn't remember the surname of one-time duet partner John Denver and had no recollection of TV appearances she made with Bing Crosby and Alan Ladd.
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