Julie London Musical artist

Julie London (born Gayle Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) 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 (1958) and Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). She achieved continuing success in the TV medical drama Emergency! (1972–1979), 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.

Personal facts

Julie London
Alias (AKA)Peck Gayle
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1926
Birth place
California , Santa Rosa California , United States
Date of deathOctober 18, 2000
Place of death
California , Encino Los Angeles , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1944
Career ended1979
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
Pop music
record label
Liberty Records
Bethlehem Records

Julie London on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.julielondon.org/J/Home.html
  2. http://www.thegoldenyears.org/london.html