Julie London (nee Peck) was an American actress and singer who toured for more than 40 years. London was a torch-singing singer famous for her soft, melodic singing voice and languid contralto was a recording artist on more than thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. The first time she was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame was her recording of "Cry Me a River" the song she first introduced on her debut album. London was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for her role in the role of Dixie McCall, a nurse on the television show Emergency! Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she started her acting career. London's career as an actor lasted 35 years. in film in 1944, which included roles for female leads in a variety of westerns. She co-starred with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951) as well as Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958) and together with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). The singer signed a recording contract with Liberty Records in the mid-1950s. This marked the start of her professional musical career. Her last studio album was released in the year 1969. She continued to be a hit as the female lead of Dixie McCall on the television series Emergency! (1972-1979) in which she appeared alongside her husband Bobby Troup. Jack Webb, her ex-husband, produced the show.
Comments
Post a Comment