Laraine Day (born La Raine Johnson, October 13, 1920 – November 10, 2007) was an American actress, radio and television commentator and a former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract star. As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars including Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and John Wayne. As well as having had numerous film and television roles, she acted on stage, conducted her own radio and television shows and wrote two books. Due to her marriage to Leo Durocher and her involvement with his baseball career, she was known as "the First Lady of Baseball". Her most well-known films include: Foreign Correspondent, My Son, My Son, Journey for Margaret, Mr. Lucky, The Locket, and the Dr. Kildare series.
Born La Raine Johnson in Roosevelt, Utah on October 13, 1920, she was one of eight children in a wealthy Mormon family. Her parents were Clarence Irwin Johnson and Ada M. Johnson. Her father was a grain dealer and an interpreter for the Ute Indian Tribes. She had a twin brother, Lamar. Her great-grandfather was early Mormon pioneer, Charles C. Rich. The family later moved to California, where she began her acting career with the Long Beach Players along with her contemporary Robert Mitchum. She attended George Washington Junior High School and was a 1938 graduate of Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.