Trivia

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".

Met a young, unfamiliar Western actor, Robert Fuller, in 1955, after a stint in the Army, when he stopped in for a beer at her club in Los Angeles, California, and was the 1st ever to witness her singing. They began a lifelong friendship, ending with her 2000 death. Her first exposure with Fuller was she guest-starred on the first episode of the second season of Laramie (1959), where she played the card dealer, years before they co-starred together on Emergency! (1972).

Is portrayed by Julie Simone in Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004).

She was so shocked, when she was asked to do Emergency! (1972). She was also Jack Webb's first choice for the female lead role as Nurse Dixie McCall, R.N. (despite the fact that they were previously married and then divorced). She was happy to take the role, alongside her real-life husband, Bobby Troup, as Dr. Joe Early.

In her autobiography, 'Go Slow,' according to Michael Owen. She had recognized that all the years of drinking, smoking and having all those health issues had taken their toll. Later, when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, she refused to undergo treatment, due to her bad health.

Had often kept quiet about her divorce from Jack Webb despite being friends with him.

One day after her 70th birthday, her daughter Stacy Webb was involved in an automobile accident. At an intersection, near her daughter's house, her daughter's truck had overturned with a California Highway Patrol Car. She died an hour later, at a local hospital. [27 September 1996].

Her second husband and ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Bobby Troup, was complaining of breathing problems, who had also been diagnosed of pneumonia, after he was rushed to Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, California, 5 days later, he died of a heart attack. [7 February 1999].

She was cremated and interred next to Bobby Troup in the Courts of Remembrance Columbarium of Providence at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Off- the Emergency! (1972) set, whenever she asked for coffee, at least 16 cast members and crew, on the set, would give her cups of coffee, for her to drink that amount.

She began smoking heavily, at age 16. This habit had continued for the following 53 years, until she suffered a stroke, which eventually claimed her life, 5 years later.

Had attended the funeral of her husband's, Bobby Troup, on February 22, 1999, when health problems prevented her from speaking. He co-starred opposite London on Emergency! (1972), in the 1970s.

Before she was a successful singer and an actress, she was once worked in a department store as an elevator operator, where she got paid, at only $19 a week.

Her ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Randolph Mantooth, was close to each and every one of her children.

Her agent legally changed her name, from Julie Peck to Julie London, at age 17, in 1943, when she was a senior in high school. Right at the same time, she embarked on her own acting career.

Her former neighbor, on one side was William Holden, while, on the other side was Elizabeth Taylor.

Remained close friends with Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, during and after Emergency! (1972).

When she was doing Emergency! (1972), in addition to reading the words from the teleprompter, a suggestion she got from Jack Webb, she also knew absolutely nothing about nursing, who also had to learn medical terminology, while at the same time, she also had worked with nursing technical advisors, off- the set.

Billboard Magazine named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956, and 1957.

Was the only actress who appear in every episode of Emergency! (1972), the rest were actors, who also appeared in the same number of episodes were: Bobby Troup, Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth.

A torch singer, London was described by critics as both sultry and low-keyed.

She was the best friend of Beverly Garland, who was a month younger than Julie. London's stepdaughter Ronne Troup co-starred with Garland on My Three Sons (1960), in the early 1970s.

Met singer/songwriter and actor Bobby Troup, just weeks after her divorce from Jack Webb, in 1954, despite the fact London remained cordial with Webb (until his death in 1982). She was 8 years Troup's junior.

Both 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 requests for her to sing, but she rarely did.

Was a spokesperson for Marlboro Cigarettes from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

One of her neighbors Dick Van Patten had guest-starred, twice on Emergency! (1972), with her.

In 1942, at aged 15, she suffered from hives, her doctors put her on a special diet, without providing any visible relief for the incessant itching and swelling.

Began her career as a contract player for Universal in 1945.

She testified in support of proposed legislation that would give royalties to singers as well as composers. [11 April 1967].

Daughter Kelly Troup, died on March 11, 2002, just 1 1/2 years after the death of her mother. A decade after her passing, her twin son, Jody Troup, had died on June 10, 2010.

She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California, on February 8, 1960.

Both London and Bobby Troup, attended the funeral of Jack Webb, her ex-husband, ex-boss and longtime friend, on December 30, 1982. Webb had took his ex-wife back, only to have the female lead role in Emergency! (1972), in the 1970s.

Before she was a successful singer and actress, she began singing with the Matty Malnech Orchestra.

Instructed her family that no funeral be held after her passing.

She rarely granted interviews.

Before her death, London survived a series of health problems, over the years, from hives, to a thyroid surgery, to a stroke and finally to lung cancer.

Julie London died on October 18, 2000, on the same day of what would've been Bobby Troup's 82nd birthday.

She and Bobby Troup had invited every single musician of popular music to their house.

Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972).

She was of English and Irish descent, but had smaller amounts of German, Scottish, and French ancestry.

Her parents were also originally from Indiana and California, while both of her grandfathers were originally from Ohio.

When she was only 15, she first met, unfamiliar, struggling actor, Jack Webb, at one of the jazz clubs, in 1941, prior to attending high school. Despite a 6 year age difference, they both commonly loved jazz.

On the day of her 42nd Birthday, she opened up Olen S. Thibedeau's new night club, the Gold Room, in Norwalk, California. [26 September 1968].

Along with Bobby Troup, she was also the first one to be casted on Emergency! (1972).

Would often sing at parties for familiar stars.

Before she was a successful actress and singer, in 1944, at age 18, she joined the cast of USO Camp Shows, which toured throughout Southern California, and entertained the troops at the Hollywood USO.

A gynophobic.

Her hobbies were: 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.

A music enthusiast, she would frequently listen to records as well as watching her mother sang in four- or five-part harmony.

Had cussed, off- the set of Emergency! (1972), which were also featured in the bloopers, 30 sec. of those.