Did not write songs of her own.
Died on what would've been Bobby Troup's 82nd birthday.
Enjoyed cooking, spending time with family, singing, partying, knitting, dining, listening to music, reading, working on crossword puzzles, swimming, playing games, sports, golfing and gambling.
Enjoyed writing occasional poetry.
Future "Emergency!" (1972) co-star, Randolph Mantooth, said London was his childhood music heroine.
Future journalist and television personality, Joan Lunden once said in an interview she was her favorite television heroine, back in college.
Graduated from Hollywood Professional School in Hollywood, California in 1945.
Her agent legally changed Gayle Peck's name to Julie London, when she was only 17.
Her ex-husband, ex-boss and best friend, Jack Webb, died on December 23, 1982.
Her favorite singers were: Barbra Streisand and Roberta Flack.
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).
Her idol when she was very young was Billie Holiday.
Her parents, Jack and Josephine Peck, ran the photography business in Santa Rosa, California, until it went bankrupt in 1941, when Gayle Peck's family moved to Los Angeles.
Her popular song, Cry Me a River, was written by her old classmate, Arthur Hamilton, but was produced by Bobby Troup. The same song was later covered by Joe Cocker and Aerosmith.
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).
Hired for ex-husband Jack Webb's "Emergency!" (1972) with new husband Bobby Troup. They played a staff doctor (Troup) and a nurse (London) in a hospital emergency room.
Is portrayed by Julie Simone in Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)
Julie London died on October 18, 2000. This day was also the death of actress Gwen Verdon, who was a year ahead of London. The most coincidental thing is they both were both singers, who each were born to vaudeville mothers.
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".