Doris Walker was a protagonist of the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street. She was played by the late Maureen O'Hara. By the mid 1940s Walker was divorced with a young daughter named Susan. Living in New York City Walker was an executive working for R.H. Macy at his flagship store, in charge of personnel. Because of her organizational abilities she was tapped to run the Thanksgiving Day parade one year.