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Julie London 1926 - 2000

Julie London of Encino, Los Angeles County, CA was born on September 26, 1926, and died at age 74 years old on October 18, 2000.

Julie London

Julie Troup (London)

Encino, Los Angeles County, CA 91436

September 26, 1926

October 18, 2000

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In 1967 Julie London was singing at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan and I got to meet her several times that week. She was extremely sweet to me and nice to everyone around her. She sang beautifully.
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1926

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September 26, 1926

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Military Service

In 1944, at age 17, before graduation from high school, she joined the cast of USO Camp Shows, which toured throughout Southern California and entertained the troops at the Hollywood USO.
Professional Career

Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1944 Nabonga Doreen Stockwell [69] 1945 Janie Girlfriend Uncredited [69] 1945 Diamond Horseshoe Chorine Uncredited [69] 1945 On Stage Everybody Vivian Carlton [69] 1946 Night in Paradise Palace Maiden Uncredited [69] 1947 The Red House Tibby [69] 1948 Tap Roots Aven Dubney [70] 1949 Task Force Barbara McKinney [70] 1950 Return of the Frontiersman Janie Martin [70] 1951 The Fat Man Pat Boyd [70] 1955 The Fighting Chance Janet Wales [70] 1956 Crime Against Joe Frances 'Slacks' Bennett [70] 1956 The Girl Can't Help It Herself [70] 1956 The Great Man Carol Larson [70] 1957 Drango Shelby Ransom [70] 1958 Saddle the Wind Joan Blake [70] 1958 A Question of Adultery Mary Loring [71] 1958 Voice in the Mirror Ellen Burton [71] 1958 Man of the West Billie Ellis [71] 1959 Night of the Quarter Moon Ginny O'Sullivan Nelson [71] 1959 The Wonderful Country Helen Colton [71] 1960 The 3rd Voice Corey Scott [71] 1961 The George Raft Story Sheila Patton [71] 1968 The Helicopter Spies Laurie Sebastian [72] Television Year Title Role Notes 1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre Episode: "Hit a Blue Note" (5.15) 1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show Episode 2 1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (10.27) 1957 Zane Grey Theater Julie Episode: "A Time to Live" (1.25) 1957 Shower of Stars Episode: "Jazz Time" (3.7) 1957 Playhouse 90 Angela Episode: "Without Incident (1.36) 1957 Person to Person Season 5 premiere 1957 The Big Record Herself Episode 3 1957–1961 What's My Line? Herself – Mystery Guest 3 episodes 1959 The David Niven Show Maggie Malone Episode: "Maggie Malone" (1.9) 1959 Adventures in Paradise Dalisay Lynch Episode: "Mission to Manilla" (1.7) 1960 The Red Skelton Show Up and Coming Vocalist Episode: "Clem the Disc Jockey" (9.13) 1960 Laramie June Brown Episode: "Queen of Diamonds" (2.1) 1960 Rawhide Anne Danvers Episode: "Incident at Rojo Canyon" (3.1) 1960 Michael Shayne Anita Episode: "Die Like a Dog" (1.3) 1960 Dan Raven June Carey Episode: "Tinge of Red" (1.12) 1961 Hong Kong Penny Carroll Episode: "Suitable for Framing" (1.14) 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show Julie Episode: "Night Visitors" (1.14) 1961 Checkmate Libby Nolan Episode: "Goodbye, Griff" (1.28) 1961 Follow the Sun Jill Rainey Episode: "Night Song" (1.11) 1962 The Jack Benny Program Herself-Singer Episode: "March 4, 1962" 1963 The Eleventh Hour Joan Ashmond Episode: "Like a Diamond in the Sky" (1.19) 1963 The Dick Powell Theatre Linda Baxter Episode: "Charlie's Duet" (2.25) 1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Barbara Episode: "Crimson Witness" (3.12) 1965 The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Herself – Singer Episode: "October 19, 1965" 1965 I Spy Phyllis Episode: "Three Hours on a Sunday Night" (1.12) 1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Laura Sebastian Episode: "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II" (4.5) 1968 The Hollywood Squares Herself 5 episodes 1968 The Big Valley Julia Saxon Episode: "They Called Her Delilah" (4.2) 1972 Adam-12 Dixie McCall, R.N. Episode: "Lost and Found" (5.4) 1972–1978 Emergency! Dixie McCall, R.N. 126 episodes, (final appearance)
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October 18, 2000

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Obituary

Julie London, 74, Sultry Singer and Actress of '50s By Douglas Martin Oct. 19, 2000 Julie London, whose understated voice and striking honey-blond appearance made her one of the top female vocalists of the 1950s and 60s, died yesterday at a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 74. Miss London, who lived in the San Fernando Valley, suffered a stroke five years ago and was in poor health, a spokesman for Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center told The Associated Press. She was also an actress in scores of movies and television shows, including the popular role of Nurse Dixie McCall in ''Emergency!'' in the 1970's. Miss London went from playing bit parts in the early 1940s to starring roles and pin-up status among World War II servicemen. Then, in 1947, she married the actor Jack Webb, later famous on ''Dragnet,'' and stopped working to be a full-time wife and mother. After they divorced five years later, she became a serious singer under the tutelage of Bobby Troupe, a jazz musician and songwriter. Her first 45 single, released in 1955, was ''Cry Me a River,'' and it was included on her first album, ''Julie Is Her Name.'' More than three million copies of the album and single were sold. She made more than 30 albums. She was voted one of the top female vocalists of 1955, 1956 and 1957. On New Year's Eve 1959, she married Mr. Troupe, who died last year. Adjectives such as sexy, intimate, breathy, husky and suggestive were applied to her singing. The singer herself told Life magazine in 1957: ''It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice and it automatically sounds intimate.'' Her sound and her looks were closely intertwined. Most of her albums were graced by sultry, yet sophisticated pictures of her. Miss London was born Julie Peck in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sept. 26, 1926. Her parents, Jack and Josephine Peck formed a song and dance team in vaudeville and radio. In 1929, they moved to San Bernardino, where her parents had a radio show on which Julie sometimes appeared. In 1941, they moved to Los Angeles and she graduated from Hollywood Professional High School. She then took a job as an elevator operator in a department store where she was discovered by talent agent Sue Carol, the wife of the actor Alan Ladd. She appeared in her first film, ''Nabonga,'' in 1944, and began singing with the Matty Malnech Orchestra. She met Mr. Webb who was then in the Marine Corps. They married in 1947, and she gave up her budding movie career to become a full-time wife and mother. They had two daughters, Stacy and Lisa. They divorced in 1953. After meeting Mr. Troupe she began singing again, recovering some of what she called sagging confidence. Her movie career was also revived. She starred as an alcoholic singer in the 1956 film ''The Great Man.'' She then starred or co-starred in ''Man of the West,'' ''Voice in the Mirror,'' ''The George Raft Story'' and ''The Third Voice.'' She composed the title song for ''Voice in the Mirror.'' In 1972, she began her role in ''Emergency!'' After the show ended in 1977, she did one last film before retiring from show business. She is survived by a daughter from her marriage to Mr. Webb, Lisa Breen of Manhattan Beach, Calif. She also left three children from her 39-year marriage to Mr. Troupe: a daughter, Kelly Ronick, and twin sons, Jody and Reese, all of Los Angeles. A correction was made on Oct. 23, 2000 An obituary of the singer and actress Julie London on Thursday misspelled the surname of her second husband, who died last year. He was Bobby Troup, not Troupe. Julie London Biography Born September 26, 1926 in Santa Rosa, California, USA Died October 18, 2000 in Encino, California, USA (after a stroke) Birth Name Julie Peck Nickname The Liberty Girl Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) Julie London was born Julie Peck on September 26, 1926 in Santa Rosa, California. She was an actress and sultry singer who starred in a number of movies in the 1940s and 1950s before beginning a popular singing career, but is probably best remembered for her role as Nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972) in the 1970s. She started out by playing small roles in the early 1940s and quickly became a leading actress and G.I. pin-up girl. In 1947, she married actor Jack Webb prior to his fame on Dragnet (1951), and went into semi-retirement, doing few films and even taking a break between 1951-55. After she and Webb divorced in the mid-1950s, 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. When former husband Jack Webb became the producer of Emergency! (1972), 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 1970s on the television game show featuring Hollywood married couples, Tattletales (1974) with host Bert Convy. She was most popular as a singer in the late 1950s, 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 neo-noir detective film 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 on October 18, 2000. She left a legacy of a satisfying screen career and a great deal of wonderful music that will live forever. She had two daughters with Jack Webb and a daughter and twin sons with Bobby Troup, all of whom survived her. Spouse (2) Bobby Troup (31 December 1959 - 7 February 1999) ( his death) ( 3 children) Jack Webb (16 July 1947 - 2 December 1954) ( divorced) ( 2 children) Trade Mark (8) Frequently played characters with a sexy, seductive personality Sang songs that reflected upon love, sex, heartache, and pain Her youthful appearance. Mezzo-soprano vocals. Husky resonant voice. Sandy blonde hair Languid demeanor Her short stature

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Julie London 1926 - 2000

Julie London's History: 1926 - 2000

Introduction

Birthday

Military Service

Professional Career

Death

Obituary

11 Memories, Stories & Photos about Julie

Julie London's Family Tree & Friends

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Julie's Friends

Other Julie London Biographies

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