Julie London (nee Peck) was an American performer and actress who performed for over 40 years. A torch performer renowned for her sultry, languid contralto singing, London recorded over thirty albums of jazz and pop standards between 1955 until 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River" the track she released on her debut album was included in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. London was also nominated in 1974 for the Golden Globe Award for her role as Dixie McCall, a nurse in the show Emergency! London was born in Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents. She began her acting career in Los Angeles as an actress. London's career as an actor lasted 35 years. in the film industry in 1944 which included roles for female leads in several westerns. She starred along with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951) along with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958) as well as together with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and together with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). In the mid-1950s she signed a recording deal with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. In 1969, she released her last studio album. However she was a star in television's Emergency show in the role of Dixie McCall, a female nurse. (1972-1979) during which she was co-starring alongside Bobby Troup. Jack Webb, her ex-husband, produced the show.
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