Julie London (née Peck; September , â€" October , ) was an American
singer and actress whose career spanned more than years. Born in
Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered
while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and
began her career as an actress. London's -year acting career began in
film in , and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns,
co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (), with Robert Taylor and
John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (), and opposite Robert Mitchum in
The Wonderful Country ().In the mid-s, she signed a recording contract
with the newly established Liberty Records, and released a total of
albums of pop and jazz standards during the s and s, with her
signature song being "Cry Me a River", which she introduced in .
London was noted by critics for her husky, smoky voice and languid
vocal style. She released her final studio album in , but achieved
continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie
McCall, in the television series Emergency! (â€"), in which she
appeared opposite her real-life husband, Bobby Troup. The show was
produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb.A shy and introverted woman,
London rarely granted interviews, and spent the remainder of her life
out of the public sphere. In , she suffered a stroke, which left her
with permanent health problems, and died five years later of a heart
attack.Julie London was born Julie Peck[a] on September , in Santa
Rosa, California, the only child of Josephine Rosalie Peck (née
Taylor; â€" ) and Jack Peck ( â€" ), who were a vaudeville
song-and-dance team. At one time, her mother worked in a pharmacy. In
, when she was three years old, the family moved to San Bernardino,
where she made her professional singing debut on her parents' radio
program.
singer and actress whose career spanned more than years. Born in
Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered
while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and
began her career as an actress. London's -year acting career began in
film in , and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns,
co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (), with Robert Taylor and
John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (), and opposite Robert Mitchum in
The Wonderful Country ().In the mid-s, she signed a recording contract
with the newly established Liberty Records, and released a total of
albums of pop and jazz standards during the s and s, with her
signature song being "Cry Me a River", which she introduced in .
London was noted by critics for her husky, smoky voice and languid
vocal style. She released her final studio album in , but achieved
continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie
McCall, in the television series Emergency! (â€"), in which she
appeared opposite her real-life husband, Bobby Troup. The show was
produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb.A shy and introverted woman,
London rarely granted interviews, and spent the remainder of her life
out of the public sphere. In , she suffered a stroke, which left her
with permanent health problems, and died five years later of a heart
attack.Julie London was born Julie Peck[a] on September , in Santa
Rosa, California, the only child of Josephine Rosalie Peck (née
Taylor; â€" ) and Jack Peck ( â€" ), who were a vaudeville
song-and-dance team. At one time, her mother worked in a pharmacy. In
, when she was three years old, the family moved to San Bernardino,
where she made her professional singing debut on her parents' radio
program.
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