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Julia Child

Julia Child was the tall innovative American chef who popularized French cooking in the middle 20th century. Her homey, no nonsense approach to French cooking was loved by millions and her first cooking show was among the first shows to be broadcast by Public Broadcasting. She continued with a series of shows until her death at the age of 91.

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What hospital was Julia Child born at?

Julia Child was born at Pasendena hospital in California

What emblem did Julia Child wear on her shows?

The emblem that Julia Child wore on her show is the logo for L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, an informal cooking school that she started in Paris in 1952 with some friends.

What was Paul's toast to Julia in Julie and Julia?

You are the butter to my bread, the breath to my life

When did Julia Child's mom die?

She died in 1937 in La Jolla Ca. Her father remarried......

Was Julia Child a spy for the oss?

Yes. She and her husband worked with the OSS during WW ll.

How tall was Julia Childs?

she was ............. um you will have to find out

What is the pin that Julia Child wears on her blouse when filming TV show?

It is the badge for her French cooking class L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes that she and two friends started. This was the genesis for her famous cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

How did Paul Child die?

Paul Young is still alive.
If you mean Paul Young, former singer with Mike & The Mechanics and Sad Cafe, he died of a heart attack in 2000.

Who was Julia Child's family?

Her brother Paul McWilliams III, Her sister Dorothy McWilliams- married name- Cousins, Her mother was Carol Mcwilliams who passed away in 1937 and her father was Paul Mcwilliams II. She had no children. Her husband was Paul Child.

When did Julia Child start a TV show on PBS?

There is some discrepancy in regard to when Julia Child's first show, "The French Chef," began. Some sources (Wikipedia, PBS) cite 1962 while others (Biography, Smithsonian, IMDB) cite early 1963. Her first appearance as a chef on television was as a guest on a book review show in 1962 She attended Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France in 1948, so it took her about fourteen to fifteen years to get a cooking show after her training.

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Sources:

http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child

http://www.biography.com/articles/Julia-Child-9246767

http:/americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/jck/html/faqs.asp

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163936/

http:/www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/child_j.html

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What did Julia Child's parents do?

Julia Child was a very privileged child. Her father was a real estate tycoon in California. Her mother was a descendant of a Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and an heiress to a paper company.

What was the cause of the hump on Julia Child's back?

Probably old age. She was 92 when she died. Elderly women do tend to get the "widow's hump" as we age, mainly due to calcium loss in bone. Men get it too, they just call it something else in men.