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In July 1947 Julie London married actor Jack Webb. Bobby Troup was a singer-songwriter and actor. Miss London's last album was "Easy Does It" in 1969, which she considered her best.A widow since Troup's death in 1999, Miss London is survived by four children.Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker.
He graduated from The Hill School, a preparatory school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in 1937.
"Yet Miss London's appearance, with her statuesque figure, had such an effect on men that critics were never certain whether her albums sold so well because of her vocal prowess or her sexy photos on the cover. Webb rescued them from the road and the nightclub circuit a decade or so later by hiring them both for his Mark VII Productions' "Emergency."
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He is best known for writing the popular standard "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", and for his role as Dr. Joe Early, opposite his real-life wife Bobby Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For information about how to add references, see Williams, Kenneth H. (2012).
They had one daughter, Kelly Troup, who died in 2002, and twin sons, Jody and Reese Troup.
"Miss London was born Julie Peck in the Northern California city of Santa Rosa, the daughter of a radio and vaudeville song-and-dance team, and she made her own vocal debut on radio at age 3.
Bobby Troup was born on October 18, 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA as Robert William Troup Jr.He was an actor, known for MASH (1970), Emergency! She died of complications from a stroke she suffered five years ago.Her first recorded single, "Cry Me a River" in 1956, propelled her into musical history.
As a songwriter, Troup is mostly remembered for writing the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (1946), about a cross-country drive through the highway U.S. Route 66.
"Theme magazine dubbed her its "most exciting new vocalist" for the year and Variety applauded the actress "who digs into a dramatic role and socks it across with aplomb.
"Miss London recorded more than 30 albums--among them "Julie Is Her Name," "Lonely Girl," "Calendar Girl," "About the Blues," "Make Love to Me" and "London by Night"--with a voice connoisseurs described as smoky, husky, breathy, haunting, intimate and even "a voice for a smoke-filled room.
Bobby Troup, Actor: MASH. 4 Bobby Troup was born on October 18, 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA as Robert William Troup Jr.He was an actor, known for MASH (1970), Emergency! Previous Next. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) fraternity and the Mask and Wig Club.In the mid-1950s, Troup was one of three regular panelists (along with Mel Blanc and Johnny Mercer) in the game show Musical Chairs, a Bill Leyden-hosted quiz program that aired locally on Los Angeles television for two years before NBC broadcast it in the summer of 1955.
He made recordings for Liberty Records and Capitol Records, many with musicians from the |date= For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. They married in 1947, and his television show "Dragnet" put them in the money a few years later. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Relatively unknown as an actress despite a spate of films in the 1940s, Miss London also caught fire on screen the same year as alcoholic singer Carol Larson in Jose Ferrer's film "The Great Man.
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Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1947, London married actor/producer Jack Webb. His earliest musical success came with the song "Daddy", written for a Mask and Wig production, which was a regional hit in 1941. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.
Jody Troup was one of the twin sons of Julie London and Bobby Troup. "'Route 66' Detour to Jacksonville, NC". View version history "Maybe they called it smoky because she smoked too much, she joked, and maybe breathy because she never learned how to breathe properly, and intimate because "I'm a girl who needs amplification." He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) fraternity and the Mask and WigClub. pp.
Miss London was nurse Dixie McCall to Troup's neurosurgeon Dr. Joe Early during the series' run from 1972 to 1977.Her last motion picture was "The George Raft Story" in 1961 in which she portrayed Raft's first girlfriend, Sheila Patton.
Daughter of Bobby Troup and Julie London.