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| 1 | When she took on the role of Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972), she knew absolutely nothing about nursing, at all, until her ex-husband brought in the medical dictionary to pronounce those words. |
| 2 | Like Robert Fuller, London was also involved in the writing of the scripts of Emergency! (1972). |
| 3 | After Emergency! (1972), former producer Jack Webb was about to promote her into becoming an executive producer of possible TV projects, she turned his offer down. She retired from Hollywood, in 1979, to spend more time with her family. |
| 4 | Originally, Emergency! (1972) was intended to be a medical drama for herself, her real-life husband Bobby Troup and Robert Fuller, from the beginning, until her co-star Randolph Mantooth took over, and focused more on rescues than hospital scenes. |
| 5 | She was known to be a very busy actress. |
| 6 | Her second husband, Bobby Troup, owned a beautiful collection of antique Ford Thunderbirds. |
| 7 | On Emergency! (1972) she worked with Bobby Troup's character in the hospital, in real-life, London was (of course) married to Troup, long before the series started. |
| 8 | It was her ex-husband's, Jack Webb's call for him to hire her second husband Bobby Troup, for the role of Dr. Joe Early. |
| 9 | Her favorite Emergency! (1972) episode is each and every one of them. |
| 10 | When she took on the role of Dixie McCall in Emergency! (1972), she didn't get any alimony from Jack Webb. |
| 11 | She brought along her family, in addition to her old friends on the set of Emergency! (1972). |
| 12 | Her daughter, Lisa Webb, worked for her ex-husband, as a production assistant for Mark VII Productions, Jack Webb's production company. |
| 13 | An avid gambler, she played blackjack. |
| 14 | On the Emergency! (1972) set, London went with the pronunciation of the words, given to her by the producer, using a medical dictionary. |
| 15 | Of Jewish ancestry. |
| 16 | Met Jane Wyman, Lauren Bacall, Virginia Mayo and 'Eve Arden', when the five were under contract with Warner Bros. in 1949. London was the youngest star ever to receive a promising career at the studio, prior to marrying Jack Webb. |
| 17 | Had always hated school. |
| 18 | Her ex-Emergency! (1972) co-stars, Robert Fuller and Randolph Mantooth, both guest-starred on the same episode of The Fall Guy (1981), in 1986, and 11 years later, on the same episode of Diagnosis Murder (1993), which was used as a reference of Emergency!, in 1997. |
| 19 | Through herself and Bobby Troup, her former Emergency! (1972) co-star, Kevin Tighe had the privilege of meeting jazz musicians. |
| 20 | Her birthplace, Santa Rosa, California, is 54 miles north of both larger cities, Fairfield and San Francisco, California. |
| 21 | Acquaintance of Esther Williams. |
| 22 | On the Emergency! (1972) set, in the bloopers, she was known for her cussing. |
| 23 | Nurse Dixie McCall, her character on Emergency! (1972), was ranked #21 in the Ranker's list of the "Greatest Nurses in TV History." [2014]. |
| 24 | Nurse Dixie McCall, her character on Emergency! (1972), was ranked #6 in the RN to BSN's list of the "10 TV Nurses We'd Love to Work With." [2014]. |
| 25 | Two of her husbands Jack Webb and Bobby Troup were co-owners of the Chinese Restaurant, China Trader in Toluca Lake, California, in the late 1960s/early 1970s. She would occasionally stop by, and when she did, there were always numerous pleadings for her to sing, but she rarely did. |
| 26 | Had testified in support of a proposed legislation which would give royalties to singers as well as composers. She played records to illustrate how a singer's interpretation of a song can help make it a success. (11 April 1967). |
| 27 | Was not a dancer. |
| 28 | In 1958, when 31-year-old London was interviewed by Edward R. Murrow, her cover girl looks were as much as talking point as her vocal talents. |
| 29 | Stepgrandaughter of musician Jamie Lawrence. |
| 30 | At least nine actors named her as their favorite actress: James McEachin, Anne Whitfield, Brooke Bundy, Dick Van Patten, Linda Kelsey, Dawn Lyn, Sharon Gless, Barbara Nichols and Randall Carver, all nine worked with her on Emergency! (1972). |
| 31 | Was a week younger than Jack Garner (James Garner's brother). He guest-starred with her on an episode of Emergency! (1972). |
| 32 | Knew Red West very well. |
| 33 | Her ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Randolph Mantooth, once said in an interview, that he never had a crush on her, that she was like a surrogate mother to him. |
| 34 | Before she married Jack Webb, she had to have her parents permission. |
| 35 | The very first album Bobby Troup recorded with her was, "Julie Is Her Name", which was also her debut album. |
| 36 | When London was a teenager, she would frequently go to jazz clubs with Jack Webb. |
| 37 | Was the second Emergency! (1972) star ever to do Westerns, in either movies or television, the first was Robert Fuller. |
| 38 | Randolph Mantooth has both of her greatest hits compilations. |
| 39 | An avid reader and erudite, she also studied the medical dictionary, for her role on Emergency! (1972). |
| 40 | Had a photographic memory. |
| 41 | Began acting as a teenager. |
| 42 | Her ex-Emergency! (1972) co-stars, Bobby Troup, Kevin Tighe, and Randolph Mantooth, all visited her in the hospital, when she suffered a stroke in 1995. |
| 43 | She was most widely known to be a very private and shy lady. |
| 44 | Her former neighbor on one side was William Holden, on the other side was Elizabeth Taylor. |
| 45 | Like fellow actor Mickey Rooney, London was also born to Vaudeville performers. |
| 46 | Her ex-husband, former boss and best friend, Jack Webb, died on December 23, 1982. |
| 47 | Always enjoyed listening to Barbra Streisand's and Roberta Flack's music, who happened to be her favorite singers. |
| 48 | Through Steve Allen, she met Gene Rayburn on the set of The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956). Years later, she was reunited with Rayburn on Match Game 73 (1973). |
| 49 | Her stepdaughter Cynnie Troup worked for Susan McCray, as a script supervisor. |
| 50 | Acting mentor and friends with Randolph Mantooth. |
| 51 | Her father, Jack Peck, died in 1977, at age 76. |
| 52 | Her stepdaughter Ronne Troup went to college with Kathy Garver. |
| 53 | Lifelong friend of Beverly Garland, Bobby Troup, Robert Fuller, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Perry Como, Steve Allen and his wife Jayne Meadows and Rory Calhoun. |
| 54 | Suffered from stage fright when performing in front of large groups. |
| 55 | Was only seven years older than Robert Fuller, who played her medical partner on Emergency! (1972). |
| 56 | Had a three week singing commitment in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Bobby Troup, prior to accepting the female lead role on Emergency! (1972). |
| 57 | Resided in Palm Springs, California, from 1954 to 1959. |
| 58 | Lived not too far from Jonathan Harris, Peter Marshall, Johnny Carson, ex-husband Jack Webb, Steve Allen and his wife, Jayne Meadows and Michael Jackson's ranch. |
| 59 | Was best friends with Beverly Garland, who was a month younger than her. They were raised near the same city. London's stepdaughter Ronne Troup co-starred with Garland on My Three Sons (1960), in the early 1970s. |
| 60 | Had appeared with Bobby Troup in episodes of three different series: Rawhide (1959), The Big Valley (1965) and Emergency! (1972). |
| 61 | Began her television series Emergency! (1972) when she was age 45. |
| 62 | Was longtime friends with James Darren. He co-starred opposite her second husband Bobby Troup in the movie The Gene Krupa Story (1959). |
| 63 | Her favorite song was "Go Slow". |
| 64 | Resided in Encino, California, from 1959 until her death in 2000. |
| 65 | Her mother, Josephine Peck, died in 1976, at age 71. |
| 66 | Was one of the four actors to appear in every episode of Emergency! (1972). |
| 67 | Was voted "The Most Exciting New Vocalist of 1956" in Theme Magazine's Annual International Jazz Popularity Poll. Steve Allen presented her with the award from the publishers of the magazine when she appeared on his show on January 20, 1957. |
| 68 | Along with Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, and Lauren Bacall she was one of four key inspirations that helped compose the character Jessica Rabbit. |
| 69 | Along with her ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Bobby Troup, London was also a member of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. |
| 70 | Her favorite movie was The Great Man (1956). |
| 71 | Had appeared on the front cover of TV Guide twice. |
| 72 | Her parents, Jack and Josephine Peck, formed a song and dance team in vaudeville and radio. They had a radio show on which Julie sometimes would appear. |
| 73 | Her first 45 single, released in 1955, was "Cry Me a River", and it was included on her first album, "Julie Is My Name". More than three million copies of the album and single were sold. |
| 74 | Known for having very little self-confidence. She always credited her success to good material in song or film/television script. |
| 75 | Put her movie career temporarily on hold in 1951 to spend more time with her family. |
| 76 | Singing and acting ran in her family. Of the four people in her family, she was the only one who didn't write songs. |
| 77 | Before her second husband Bobby Troup had a successful career as both a solo artist and an actor, he used to be a member of the Tommy Dorsey Band which was fronted by London's friend Frank Sinatra. |
| 78 | Before her retirement, she was a spokesperson for Rose Milk Skin Care Cream. |
| 79 | Two of her husbands spent time in the military during World War II. Jack Webb had spent his time in the Army Air Forces, while Bobby Troup had spent his time in the Marines. |
| 80 | Her friend and devoted fan Larry Manetti guest-starred on one of the final episodes of Emergency! (1972). |
| 81 | Met Robert Fuller on an episode of Laramie (1959), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1960, until London's own death in 2000. Some eleven years later, he would later co-star on Emergency! (1972), as her medical partner. |
| 82 | Before her future Emergency! (1972) co-stars, Bobby Troup, Ron Pinkard, Tim Donnelly and Randolph Mantooth would all land their own roles opposite London on the series, the four worked for her ex-husband Jack Webb. |
| 83 | Attended the funeral of her ex-husband and former boss, Jack Webb, when the actor passed away in 1982. |
| 84 | She was an avid game show buff. |
| 85 | Mother of Stacy Webb, Lisa Webb (both children by Jack Webb), Kelly Troup, Reese Troup and Jody Troup (by Bobby Troup). |
| 86 | Gave birth to her first child, a daughter Stacy Webb, with her first husband Jack Webb in 1950. |
| 87 | Had appeared twice with Barbara Nichols: The George Raft Story (1961) and Emergency! (1972). |
| 88 | Began her career as a contract player for both Universal in 1945 and Warner Bros. in 1949. |
| 89 | Her daughter Kelly Troup and stepdaughter Ronne Troup both guest-starred on Emergency! (1972) with her. |
| 90 | After meeting Bobby Troup, he persuaded her to take a job in a nightclub where she established the new musical career. This enabled her to resume her interrupted career in the movies. |
| 91 | Singer Donny Osmond used to visit her house and was a hero to her children. |
| 92 | On Emergency! (1972) she played a nurse. In real-life, her daughter, Lisa Webb, was also a nurse. |
| 93 | Had appeared in On Stage Everybody (1945) with ex-classmate Peggy Ryan. |
| 94 | Was the only Emergency! (1972) actress not to attend the cast reunion in Burbank, California due to her failing health in 1998. She died two years later. |
| 95 | Survived by five children, two grandchildren, two step-daughters and two step-grandchildren. |
| 96 | Most of her children had followed in her mother's musical footsteps. |
| 97 | Was the first choice for the female lead role of Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972), primarily because of her longtime association with her ex-husband, Jack Webb. |
| 98 | Fell in love with drama while attending high school. |
| 99 | Enjoyed writing occasional poetry. |
| 100 | Was a politically conservative libertarian. |
| 101 | She was a huge fan of small, nightclub jazz music bands unlike the big jazz bands of fellow singers Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé. |
| 102 | Her ultimate revenge song, "Cry Me a River", was about the revenge of her ex-husband Jack Webb. Ultimately, Webb later used that song for Pete Kelly's Blues (1955). |
| 103 | Her agent legally changed Gayle Peck's name to Julie London, when she was only 17. |
| 104 | Would often sing at parties for familiar stars. |
| 105 | At one time, her mother used to work at a pharmacy. |
| 106 | Her parents, Jack and Josephine Peck, ran a photography business in Santa Rosa, California until it went bankrupt in 1941 and the family moved to Los Angeles. |
| 107 | Was forced to give up band singing when her true age was discovered. |
| 108 | Her idol when she was very young was Billie Holiday. |
| 109 | Shared the same birthday as Kent McCord, who guest-starred with her on both of Jack Webb's series: Adam-12 (1968) and Emergency! (1972). |
| 110 | Was very good friends with: Robert Fuller, John Smith, Angie Dickinson, Robert Horton, Bobby Troup, Telly Savalas, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Jack Webb, Robert A. Cinader, Harold Jack Bloom, Dennis Donnelly, Robert Conrad, Larry Manetti, Cesar Romero, Doris Day, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Ann Doran, Rory Calhoun, Jonathan Winters, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman, Joey Bishop, José Ferrer, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Garry Moore, Gene Rayburn, Richard Dawson, Peter Marshall, Jo Anne Worley, Steve Allen, Mickey Mantle, Rose Marie, Tony Bennett, Phyllis Diller, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Page, Ray Anthony, Paul Lynde, Bob Newhart, Mickey Rooney, Ruta Lee, John Carradine, Sebastian Cabot, Shecky Greene, Perry Como, Gary Cooper, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Charles McGraw, Jayne Mansfield, Lauren Bacall, Virginia Mayo, Beverly Garland and Dinah Shore. |
| 111 | Cremated and shares a niche in a columbarium with husband and Emergency! (1972) co-star, Bobby Troup, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California. |
| 112 | Prior to her marriage to Bobby Troup, he helped her sign to Liberty Records. Coincidentally, Troup would also sign up with the record label himself after her. |
| 113 | Began her contract singing career with Liberty Records in 1955. |
| 114 | At the time London was 18, she began singing with the Matty Malnech Orchestra. |
| 115 | Julie's version of the song "Yummy Yummy Yummy" was featured on the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001). |
| 116 | Starred in her first movie when she was 18. |
| 117 | Began singing at age 3, and was later raised in San Bernadino, California, where her parents sang on local radio. |
| 118 | Julie London passed away on October 18, 2000. This day was also the death of actress Gwen Verdon who was a year older than London. Both were singers born to vaudeville mothers. |
| 119 | She was a lifelong heavy smoker since age 16. She suffered a stroke in 1995 and remained in ill health for five years. |
| 120 | Julie London died on October 18, 2000. She also passed away on what would have been Bobby Troup's 82nd birthday. |
| 121 | Before she was a successful singer and actress, she was also a model. |
| 122 | When London was getting a divorce from Jack Webb, she agreed, then went to court. Judge Whyte granted the divorce, and approved the property settlement agreement, under which Webb had paid his wife $150,000 in cash, gave her $150,000 in securities of his production company, $21,000 a year for herself and for the couple's two children, Stacy and Lisa. Webb also agreed to take out a $150,000 insurance policy to guarantee alimony payments in case of his death. In addition, she got a new Cadillac, jewelry and furnishings. [November 26, 1953]. |
| 123 | Remained good friends with Randolph Mantooth during and after Emergency! (1972). He was also good friends to all of her children. |
| 124 | Enjoyed cooking, spending time with family, singing, partying, traveling, knitting, dining, listening to music, reading, working on crossword puzzles, swimming, interior decorating, playing games, sports, golfing and gambling. |
| 125 | When Emergency! (1972) was canceled at the end of the seventh season, she retired from both acting and singing at age 52. |
| 126 | After the deaths of Bobby Troup and London herself, their Encino home has been sold for close to its last asking price of $1.9 million. The Colonial-style home was designed for London in 1959 by the late architect Paul Williams, who incorporated four 19th century marble fireplaces into the design. London had purchased the fireplaces in France. |
| 127 | Before she was a successful singer and actress, she worked as a department store elevator operator where she got paid $19 a week. |
| 128 | Future game show host Alex Trebek, actors Randolph Mantooth, David Cassidy, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Damian, comedians Howie Mandel, Graham Elwood news journalist Joan Lunden and future singer of Wilson Phillips Chynna Phillips, all said London was their childhood music/television heroine. |
| 129 | Daughter Kelly Troup died on March 11, 2002, just 1 1/2 years after Julie's death. A decade after Julie's passing, one of her twin sons, Jody Troup, died on June 10, 2010. |
| 130 | She and Bobby Troup had both been good friends with Robert Fuller, for many years, before he co-starred with them on Emergency! (1972). |
| 131 | Her popular song, "Cry Me a River", was written by her former classmate/boyfriend, Arthur Hamilton and produced by Bobby Troup. The same song was later covered by Joe Cocker and Aerosmith. |
| 132 | She took the female lead as head nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972) when the lounges she performed in were closed during the Nixon administration. |
| 133 | Her favorite singers were Barbra Streisand and Roberta Flack. |
| 134 | Billboard Magazine named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956 and 1957. |
| 135 | At age 17, she tried out for a band, but went back to working as an elevator operator. One of her passengers was talent agent, Sue Carol, who was the wife of Alan Ladd. |
| 136 | Met her first husband, Jack Webb, at a jazz club, when she was only 16 years old. She was 6 years Webb's junior. |
| 137 | Met singer/songwriter and actor Bobby Troup, just weeks after her divorce from Jack Webb, where the two began a lifelong friendship and a real-life relationship, from 1954, until Troup's own death in 1999. London remained cordial with Webb until his death in 1982. She was 8 years Troup's junior. |
| 138 | Best remembered by the public (as an actress) for her starring role as head nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972). |
| 139 | Was a celebrity spokesperson for Marlboro Cigarettes from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. |
| 140 | Attended the same high school as Peggy Ryan and Tommy Rall. |
| 141 | Graduated from Hollywood Professional School in Hollywood, California in 1945. |
| 142 | Stepmother of Ronne Troup and Cynnie Troup. |
| 143 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 144 | Is portrayed by Julie Simone in Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004) |
| 145 | Her four most-sought-after and successful albums are "About the Blues (1957), "Feeling Good" (1965), "Easy Does It" (1968) and "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" (1969). |
| 146 | Known in some circles as "The Liberty Girl" for helping establish Liberty Records as a successful label, her many hit albums on that label include "Julie Is Her Name", "Calendar Girl" with some borderline erotic (for the time) cover photography by Gene Lester, "About the Blues", "Your Number, Please", "Send For Me", "Love Letters", "The End of the World", "In Person at the Americana", "The Wonderful World of Julie London" and the provocatively titled "Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast". |
| 147 | Recorded 32 albums during her career. |
| 148 | Her second husband Bobby Troup co-starred in Emergency! (1972) with her. |
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