Julie London (nee Peck; September 26 1926 - October 18 1999) was an American actor and singer with a career that spanned over 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto singing, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her debut album "Cry Me a River", which she recorded, was inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to the note on the music, London was nominated for an award called a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her performance as nurse Dixie McCall in the television show Emergency!. Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her acting career. London's 35-year career in acting began with film in 1944 which included roles for female leads in several westerns. She starred along with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951) as well as Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958) as well as together with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and 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. Her last studio album was released in 1969. Her success continued as the female star role of Dixie McCall on the television series Emergency! (1972-1979) in which she appeared alongside her husband Bobby Troup. The show was directed by her ex-husband Jack Webb.
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