Julie London
Jazz, Musical Artist
1926 – 2000
Who was Julie London?
Julie London was an American jazz and pop singer and actress. She was noted for her smoky, sensual voice and languid demeanor. She released 32 albums of pop and jazz standards during the 1950s and 1960s, with her signature song being the classic "Cry Me a River," which she introduced in 1955.
London's 35-year acting career began in films in 1944 and included playing opposite Gary Cooper in Man of the West and Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country. She achieved continuing success in the TV medical drama Emergency!, co-starring her real-life husband, Bobby Troup, and produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb, in which London played the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall.
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- Born
- Sep 26, 1926
Santa Rosa - Also known as
- Gayle Peck
- Julie Peck
- The Liberty Girl
- Jule London
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jack Webb
(1947/07/19 - 1954) - Bobby Troup
(1959/12/31 - 1999/02/07)
- Jack Webb
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hollywood Professional School
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- Died
- Oct 18, 2000
Encino
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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