Mary Anne Barothy was Doris Day's personal secretary for four years in the 1970s. For nearly two years she lived in the star's home. Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond (Hawthorne Publishing) is a positive, interesting memoir that contains many anecdotes about the star, celebrities she knew and events in her career. It was an important time in Doris Day's life: she had just lost her husband Marty Melcher; her son was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; she was fighting to regain the fortune that had been lost by an unscrupulous agent; and she was completing her TV series. This well-told story will capture the hearts of the tens of thousands of fans of this woman who was recently voted the most popular film actress of all time.

"We never knew what would come up in any given day," Mary Anne says, "and my job was to do it all," whether it was helping Doris with her lines for a dog food commercial, walking the 11 dogs who sometimes fought each other, fixing the star's favorite breakfast of eggs over lightly and crisp bacon, driving a truck, or aiding on "The Doris Day Show."

About the Author:
Mary Anne Barothy grew up in Indianapolis. When she attended St. Agnes Academy there, movie fan mania was at its height, and Mary Anne latched onto Doris Day as her idol. She became a reporter for the Indianapolis News but never lost her dream of meeting Doris. When she went to Los Angeles in 1968, she got acquainted with the star and decided to move to California. Doris grew to trust Mary Anne and hired her as personal secretary. Mary Anne returned to Indianapolis in the late 70s, where she pursued a para-legal degree. Since 1999 Mary Anne Barothy has been Development Assistant for the Little Sisters of the Poor in Indianapolis.

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