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The acting was first. As a teenager I was an actress and then I came back as a singer.

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Julie London
Age: 74 †
Born: 1926
Born: September 26
Died: 2000
Died: October 18
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Santa Rosa
California
Gayle Peck
Nancy Gayle Peck
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