Julie London

Singer + Actress

Female

Born Sep 26, 1926

Hometown Santa Rosa, Calif...

Died Oct 18, 2000

Death Place California

Genres Jazz + Pop music

Record Label Liberty Records

Other Names Peck, Gayle

Julie London was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her smoky, sensual voice. London was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years. It concluded with the female lead role of nurse Dixie… Read More

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Romance

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Bobby Troup
Married 1955 - 1999
Jack Webb
Married 1946 - 1953

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Xaque Gruber: Three New And Noteworthy Indie Music Releases
Huffington Post - Aug 23, 2012

From ambient electronica to acoustic blues to jazzy pop, this month finds exciting new releases from three very soulful, do-it-yourself, L.A.-based music men. SHYBOY "Bird in Flight" (single) First up is Shyboy's stunning debut single release, "Bird in Flight." A quietly building, gently swinging, electro-dreampop soundscape. If this is the appetizer for the forthcoming 2013 album, Water On Mars, consider our musical appetites fully whetted. Shyboy's previous decade wa...
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Pair Of Wings: Frankie Rose
Clash - Apr 06, 2012

Frankie Rose is breaking out on her own. This Brooklyn legend – and former member of Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and Vivian Girls, no less – has ditched the backing band and cast off the girl-group/feedback fuzz of old to embrace something a little more cosmic – resulting in one of the most thrilling records of the year so far. Ethereal and blissed-out, ‘Interstellar’ sees Rose take full creative control to offer us angelic chorales, candy-floss soundscapes and a deceptively exp...
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'V For Vendetta,' Guy Fawkes, James Mc Teigue, And 'The Raven' Baltimore Sun (Blog)
Google News - Aug 30, 2011

He listens to Julie London's aching, jazzy rendition of "Cry Me a River" on a swank stereo jukebox as his nubile young friend, prophetically named "Evey" (Natalie Portman), sleeps nearby. You may think of "The Phantom of the Opera
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Newcastle Jazz Festival Is On Again Newcastle Herald
Google News - Aug 24, 2011

Fans of Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Julie London are urged not to miss Melbourne jazz singer Tamsin West who will pay tribute to the three songbirds at 7.30pm tomorrow, and at 2pm on Saturday. Silver Bell Sextet will open the festival tomorrow from 5pm
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1926 Birth Born in 1926.

TEENAGE

1945 19 Years Old She graduated from the Hollywood Professional School in 1945.

TWENTIES

1947 21 Years Old In July 1947 she married actor Jack Webb (of Dragnet fame). … Read More

1954 28 Years Old 1 More Event

London and Webb divorced in November 1954. Daughter Stacy Webb was killed in a traffic accident in 1996.

1955 29 Years Old 2 More Events

London recorded 32 albums in a career that began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles.

FORTIES

1972 46 Years Old … Her ex-husband, Webb, was executive producer for the series Emergency!, and in 1972 he hired both his ex-wife and her husband, Troup, for key roles. … Read More

FIFTIES

1978 52 Years Old In the 1950s London appeared in an advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes singing the "Marlboro Song", and in 1978 appeared in television advertisements for Rose Milk Skin Care Cream. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1995 69 Years Old London suffered a stroke in 1995 and was in poor health until her death on October 18, 2000 (the day her husband, Bobby Troup, would have been 82), in Encino, California, at age 74. … Read More

2000 74 Years Old Died in 2000.

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