Doris Batcheller Humphrey The Doris Humphrey Society now has their own homepage with stories and pictures of the life of Doris Humphrey, including an upcoming Online Store. Who I Was I was born October 17, 1895, at 315 North Grove Avenue, in a sleepy little town called Oak Park. My father's family had lived in Oak Park for some time -- Humphrey Avenue was named after my grandpa, Simon, who was a ...