Julie London

Julie London is the kind of artist I wish more young listeners knew. Her contralto on Cry Me a River doesn't shout for attention; it draws you in, intimate and smoky, and it hasn't aged a day. A torch singer and actress who worked for over four decades, she earned a Hollywood star and a Grammy Hall of Fame induction without ever overselling herself. That restraint is exactly what I admire. She passed in 2000, but her recordings remain a masterclass in saying more with less, and I return to them often.

Name (English)

Julie London

Name (Japanese)

ジュリー・ロンドン

Reading

じゅりー・ろんどん

Born

September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

Origin

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Occupation

actor / singer / singer-songwriter / jazz musician / character actor

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.julielondon.org/J/Home.html
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie%20London
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231255

Tags

• California
• actor
• singer
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.