Julia Child

Julia Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004), born Julia Carolyn McWilliams, was a famous American gourmet cook, author, and television personality who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her many cookbooks and television programs. Her most famous works are the 1961 cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and the television series The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.

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Julia Child was born to parents John and Caro McWilliams in the conservative, wealthy community of Pasadena, California and she grew up eating traditional New England food prepared by the family maid. After graduating from Smith College, where the 6'2" Julia played basketball, with a B.A. degree in 1934, she moved to New York City and worked as a copywriter for the advertising department of upscale home-furnishing firm W. & J. Sloane. After returning to California in 1937, shortly before her mother died, she spent four years at home, writing for local publications and briefly working in advertising again. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the American Red Cross and, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after being turned down by the United States Navy for being too tall.

August 15: August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining....

1912: 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday....

August 13: August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining....

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