Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Happy Birthday Julie London (1926-2000)





As a singer, Julie London was known for her smoky, sensual voice. As an actress, she was known for her poise and beauty, which carried her through an acting career that spanned 35 years.


1945 Studio Fashion Still


1945 Studio Fashion Still


Julie London in 1945


Nabonga (1944)


Tap Roots (1948)


Tap Roots (1948)


Return of the Frontiersman (1950)


Clowning around with J. Scott Smart on the set of
The Fat Man (1951)


The Fat Man (1951)


The Great Man (1956) with Jose Ferrer


with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Playhouse 90: "Without Incident" (1956)



In 1954 Julie met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup at a club on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. He became her manager, producer and business partner. They married on December 31, 1959, and remained married until his death in February 1999. London recorded 32 albums in her career, starting in 1955. Billboard named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956, and 1957.







From the laser disc "Julie London Show", with the
Bobby Troup Quintet, recorded on May-28-1964 in Japan.





with Robert Taylor in Saddle the Wind (1958)


Saddle the Wind (1958) with John Cassavetes


Saddle the Wind (1958) with John Cassavetes


Voice in the Mirror (1958) with Richard Egan


Voice in the Mirror (1958)


Voice in the Mirror (1958) with Richard Egan


The Wonderful Country (1959)


The Wonderful Country (1959) with Robert Mitchum


The 3rd Voice (1960)



The 3rd Voice (1960)


The 3rd Voice (1960) with Edmund O'Brien


In 1972, ex-husband Jack Webb of Dragnet fame, hired both his ex-wife and her husband Bobby Troup for key roles in his new series Emergency!. London played a nurse, while Troup played emergency-room physician Dr. Joe Early.



as Nurse Dixie McCall in Emergency! (1972-1979)



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