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Julie London
Age: 74 (passed away Oct. 18th, 2000)
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Birth Place: Santa Rosa, California, USA
Born: Sep. 26th, 1926
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BIOGRAPHY: Julie London was an actress & sultry singer who starred in a number of movies in the 1940s & '50s before beginning a popular singing career, but is probably best remembered for her role as Nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972) (TV) in the '70s. Known for her wonderful sex appeal throughout her career, even well up into her late 40s, she had a career most people can only dream of.
Julie started out by playing small parts in the early 1940s and quickly became a leading actress and G.I. pin-up girl. In 1947, she married actor Jack Webb (I) prior to his fame in "Dragnet" (1951), and went into semi-retirement, doing few films and even taking a break between 1951 - 1955. After she and Jack divorced in the mid-'50s, she became a jazz/pop singer, managed and groomed by jazz musician/actor Bobby Troup who became her second husband in 1959 and later, partner on the small screen. Ironically, when former hubby Jack Webb (I) became the producer of Emergency! (1972) (TV), he hired not only Julie but her then-husband, Bobby, and they starred together in her most recognizable role. Many people also remember Julie and Bobby's appearances together in the '70s on the TV game show featuring Hollywood married couples, "Tattletales" (1974) with host Bert Convy.
She was most popular as a singer was in the late '50s, when she set aside her full-time film career to concentrate on her singing career. Over 40 albums were released, and her vocal style was endeared by many core fans. Her last recording was an excellent cover of the classic tune "My Funny Valentine" on the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds (I) neo-noir detective flick Sharky's Machine (1981).
After suffering a stroke in 1995, her health began to deteriorate. In 1999, husband Bobby died, and her own passing followed later in October 2000. She left a legacy of a satisfying screen career and a lot of wonderful music that will live forever. Julie had two daughters children with Jack Webb (I) and a daughter and twin sons with Bobby Troup.
TRIVIA:
- Attended the same high school as 'Peggy Ryan' (qv) and 'Tommy Rall' (qv).
- Is portrayed by 'Julie Simone (II)' (qv) in _Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)_ (qv)
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Recorded 32 albums during her career.
- Moved to Los Angeles at 14 with her vaudeville song-and-dance team parents.
- Children with 'Jack Webb (I)' (qv): daughters Stacy and Lisa. Children with 'Bobby Troup' (qv): daughter 'Kelly Troup' (qv) and twin sons Jody and Reese. Daughter Stacy Webb died in an auto accident in 1996.
- Graduated from Hollywood Professional School in Hollywood, California in 1945.
- Known in some circles as "The Liberty Girl" for helping establish Liberty Records as a successful label, her many hit albums on that label include "Julie Is Her Name", "Calendar Girl" with some borderline erotic (for the time) cover photography by Gene Lester, "About the Blues", "Your Number, Please", "Send For Me", "Love Letters", "The End of the World", "In Person at the Americana", "The Wonderful World of Julie London" and the provocatively titled "Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast".
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