Julia Child

Julia Carolyn Child (born Julia Carolyn McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American television personality, writer, and chef. She was known for having her own cooking show The French Chef. She won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award. 

Child was born on August 15, 1912 in Pasadena, California. She studied at Smith College and at Le Cordon Bleu. Child was married to Paul Cushing Child from 1946 until his death in 1994, but they didn't have children. Child died on August 13, 2004 in Montecito, California from kidney failure, two days before her 92nd birthday. 

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Other websites


 Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs  from PBS
 Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
 American television interview with Julia Child on June 25, 1999, at Google Video
 Coverage of Julia Child in The New York Times
Julia Child Papers.Schlesinger Library , Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

Category:1912 births
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Category:Deaths from renal failure
Category:Television personalities from California
Category:American chefs
Category:Peabody Award winners
Category:American Emmy Award winners
Category:Writers from Pasadena, California