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Date of Birth

13 October 1920, Roosevelt, Utah, USA

Date of Death

10 November 2007, Ivins, Utah, USA (cancer)

Birth Name

Laraine Johnson

Nickname

The First Lady of Baseball

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

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".

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Spouse

Michael Grilikhes	(7 March 1961 - 9 March 2007) (his death) 2 children
Leo Durocher	(21 January 1947 - 1960) (divorced) 2 children
Ray Hendricks	(16 May 1942 - 20 January 1947) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Has 2 adopted children from her marriage to Ray Hendricks.

Mother of Chris Durocher.

Twin brother, Lamar.

Her daughter, with Leo Durocher, is Melinda Michele Durocher (Thompson) who lives in North Idaho and has 8 children, 18 grandchildren.

Personal Quotes

I recall playing practical jokes with John Wayne. I once got a whole bunch of keys and had little tags made that said, "If lost, please return to John Wayne, RKO Studios. Reward." And I just dropped them all over town. [He got a lot of] phone calls, people showing up at the studio. He never learned who did it.

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