JULIE Facts 4

Along with her new singing career, JULIE returned to filmmaking, and no one was the least bit shy about capitalizing on her

singing fame. The publicity for CRIME AGAINST JOE boldly referred to her as "That Cry Me A River gal" and in THE GREAT MAN

she was cast as a nightclub singer. It was in this film that JULIE sang The Meaning Of The Blues, a song written especially for

her by Bobby Troup. JULIE even performed the song as part of the 1957 Emmy Awards program. [Eventually, this song would

be chosen for the singular honor of inclusion in the important and lastingly acclaimed "Miles Ahead" album.] JULIE gave such

a tremendous performance in THE GREAT MAN that other film offers started pouring in. Along with a continuing presence in

films such as DRANGO and THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT [in which she played herself, singing Cry Me A River] JULIE began guesting

on television variety shows. She sang on shows hosted by Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Steve Allen, Bing Crosby, Dinah

Shore, Patti Page, and Ed Sullivan. It was on the latter show that she sang Boy On A Dolphin, which she had recorded for the

Alan Ladd / Sophia Loren film of the same name. Clips from the film were shown as she sang, but this appearance, along

with a credit line on the Liberty single, was the only reference ever made to her having recorded the film's title song, and her

singing is uncredited in the film. That would change with subsequent films, such as SADDLE THE WIND, VOICE IN THE MIRROR,

MAN OF THE WEST, and A QUESTION OF ADULTERY. For each, she sang the title song; Bobby Troup wrote the songs for both

MAN OF THE WEST and A QUESTION OF ADULTERY; he and JULIE wrote the music and lyrics for VOICE IN THE MIRROR.

Television drama came into JULIE's professional life with her casting in a 1957 ZANE GREY THEATRE and a PLAYHOUSE 90

episode with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan. Along with larger and larger roles in films such as SADDLE THE WIND, VOICE IN THE

MIRROR, MAN OF THE WEST, THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY, and NIGHT OF THE QUARTER MOON, she became busier and busier on

television, guesting on such variety shows as SHOWER OF STARS, STARS OF JAZZ, AMERICA PAUSES IN SEPTEMBER, and

FRANCES LANGFORD PRESENTS. Dramatic turns in series such as ADVENTURES IN PARADISE and the pilot for MAGGIE MALONE

showcased her acting talent. Radio had not entirely gone by the wayside, either, as JULIE joined Les Brown for several songs

as part of CALL FOR TROOPS, a variety-show radio program aimed at encouraging enlistments in the Marine Corps. And just

to round things out, JULIE appeared on Ernie Kovacs' television talk show and was interviewed by Edward R. Murrow on

PERSON TO PERSON.

Throughout the remainder of the 1950s, JULIE continued to sing in clubs and turn out albums for

Liberty. Despite her quaking insides and her self-doubts, she was a success. "It's a pleasure, this

career, the greatest pleasure I've ever hade. . . . . . . . . I'm a better person for what's happened.

Things happen to everyone --- unexpected, dreadful things --- it's hard to know why. And you

either fall on your face or become a richer person, valuing what you have," JULIE once observed.

"What you have to do is face it. Be with people you know, people who love you. Let them help you."

JULIE took her own advice and, on December 31, 1959, she and Bobby Troup were married. It was a union that would

was a union that would last a lifetime. JULIE thoughtfully observed, "I gave up my career when I

married Jack; it was a mistake. I though I couldn't do both well --- have a career and be married. But giving up my

work defeated the purpose. Being out in the world, meeting interesting people, makes a woman more attractive to

her husband. It rounds you out, so to speak." And so JULIE, happily married to Bobby, continued to work. But the

marriage was her priority. 'I think for a marriage to be a success, you must use both your heart and your head," she

thoughtfully observed. Daughter Kelly was born April 30, 1962; twin sons, Jody and Reese, came along May 28, 1963.