<div><font>To commemorate the 100th anniversaryof the birth of one of the most successful actresses and singers in the historyof show business,Hermes Press is proud to announce the publication of</font><font><b>DORIS DAY - IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON,</b></font><font>featuring rare and previouslyunpublished photographs from the late star''s personalcollection.</font><br><br><font>Born inCincinnati, Ohio on April 3, 1922, Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff had dreams ofbecoming a professional dancer before a near-fatal car accident during her teenyears left her bed-ridden with a shattered leg for over a year. While listeningto the radio during her recovery and becoming entranced by jazz vocalist EllaFitzgerald, Doris embarked on singing lessons for two years, resulting in herbecoming a local radio star and joining big bands -- where she adopted the stagename of "Day" -- leading to a plum