Editing Doris Day (section)

=== Later life ===
After her retirement from films, Day lived in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]]. She had many pets and adopted stray animals.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 2, 2012 |title=Doris Day: A Hollywood Legend Reflects On Life |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/02/149392321/doris-day-a-hollywood-legend-reflects-on-life |access-date=December 12, 2012}}</ref> She was a lifelong [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].{{Sfn|Kaufman|2008|p=437}}<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doris-day-was-a-lifelong-republican-who-dated-ronald-reagan "Doris Day was a lifelong Republican who dated Ronald Reagan"] Washington Examiner. May 13, 2019.</ref>

In a rare interview with ''The Hollywood Reporter'' on April 4, 2019, the day after her 97th birthday, Day talked about her work on the Doris Day Animal Foundation, founded in 1978. Asked to name the favorite of her films, she answered with ''[[Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane]]'': "I was such a tomboy growing up, and she was such a fun character to play. Of course, the music was wonderful, too—'Secret Love,' especially, is such a beautiful song."<ref name="HR2019">Laurie Brookins, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/doris-day-talks-turning-97-her-animal-philanthropy-rock-hudson-1199279 “Doris Day, in Rare Interview, Talks Turning 97, Her Animal Foundation and Rock Hudson: 'I Miss Him'”], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. April 3, 2019. ''(Retrieved April 10, 2019.)''</ref>

To commemorate her birthday, Day's fans gathered in late March each year for a three-day party in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]]. The event was also a fundraiser for her animal foundation. During the 2019 event, there was a special screening of her film ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959) to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Speaking about the film, Day stated that she "had such fun working with my pal, Rock. We laughed our way through three films we made together and remained great friends. I miss him."<ref name="HR2019" />