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Several months ago, we lost Doris Day, a true American icon, at the age of 97.

What follows is the story of her best film, and the enduring, unexpected friendship that sprang from it.

When producer Ross Hunter decided to make “Pillow Talk” early in 1959, many industry insiders doubted his judgment.

After all, the golden era of romantic comedy was long past. William Powell had already retired, and Cary Grant had only a few films left in him, most of which were not romantic comedies.

The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the public wanted spectacles, westerns and war films.

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As if to prove the point, the original script for “Pillow Talk” had been floating around for over 15 years.

It was originally bought by RKO in 1942, when screwball comedies were still hot. The writers bought it back three years later when the studio hadn’t produced it.

They then re-fashioned it as a play, sold it again,