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May 30, 2020

50 Gorgeous Photos of Julie London in the 1940s and ’50s

Born 1926 in Santa Rosa, California, American singer and actress Julie London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and began her career as an actress in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous Westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), and opposite Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959).


In the mid-1950s, London signed a recording contract with the newly established Liberty Records, and released a total of 32 albums of pop and jazz standards during the 1950s and 1960s, with her signature song being “Cry Me a River”, which she introduced in 1955. She was noted by critics for her husky, smoky voice and languid vocal style.

London released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she appeared opposite her real-life husband, Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb.

A shy and introverted woman, London rarely granted interviews, and spent the remainder of her life out of the public sphere. In 1995, she suffered a stroke, which left her with permanent health problems, and died five years later of a heart attack. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for recording) is at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see the beauty of Julie London in the 1940s and 1950s.


















































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