Julia Goodman (1812 - 1906)

A “granddaughter” of Sir Joshua Reynolds (she studied under one of his pupils), Goodman began by copying works of the old masters, but moved on to successful portrait painting. She exhibited at Royal Academy shows for 51 years before dying at the age of 94.   Family links:  Spouse:  Louis Goodman (1811 – 1876)*  Children: […]

Julia Grant (1826 - 1902)

Julia Boggs Dent was born at White Haven plantation west of St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Colonel Frederick Dent, a slaveholding planter and merchant, and Ellen Wrenshall-Dent, Julia squinted through crossed eyes. In memoirs prepared late in life—unpublished until 1975—she pictured her girlhood as an idyll: “one long summer of sunshine, flowers, and smiles”. […]

Julia Howe (1819 - 1910)

Julia Howe was born in New York City. She was the fourth of seven children born to an upper middle class couple. Her father, Samuel Ward III, was a Wall Street stockbroker, well-to-do banker, and strict Calvinist. Her mother, the occasional poet Julia Rush Cutler, was related to Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox” of the […]

Julia Hurley (1970 - 1927)

Silent film actress in over 30 films, some of them were “Mother” (1912), “The Jungle” (1914), “The Little Gypsy” (1915), “The Unborn” (1916), “Beware!” (1919), “Jane Eyre” (1921), “The Making of O’Malley” (1925) and “Married?” (1926). (bio by: Ginny M)

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 - 1879)

Photographer, known for her portraits of eminent people of the day, and for her romantic pictures. She was born in Calcutta to a well-to-do British family. One of seven sisters renowned in Anglo-Indian society for their intelligence and beauty, she remained a bit of an eccentric throughout her life. In 1838 she married Charles Hay […]

Julia Meade (1928 - 2016)

Actress, Television Personality. Born Julia Kunz, her father was a businessman, her mother was an actress, Julia was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. After choosing to focus on a career in entertainment, she enrolled at the Yale University Drama School and studied Theatre. She acquired acting experience in summer stock productions and worked as a […]

Julia Palmer Stoll (1984 - 2005)

Actress. Best remembered as “Nurse Simone” in the German television series “Marienhof”. She also apread in the movie “Unter weissen Segeln (Under white sails”) in 2004. She was seriously injured in a car accident on June 9, 2005, when she tried to save a hedgehog on a street. She died in a Maurnauer hospital in […]

Julian Beck (1925 - 1985)

Actor, Motion Picture Producer, Director. Known for his experimental and improvisatory approach. He was co-founder, with wife Judith Malina, of the influential “Living Theater”(1972). He was best known for his role in “Poltergeist II” as the evil Reverend Henry Kane. (bio by: Tomas)

Julian Bond (1940 - 2015)

Bond was born at Hubbard Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, to parents Julia Agnes (Washington) and Horace Mann Bond. His father was an educator who went on to serve as the president of Lincoln University. His mother, Julia, was a former librarian at Clark Atlanta University. At the time, the family resided on campus at Fort […]

Julián Centeya (1910 - 1974)

Noted Poet and Composer. Born in Italy as Amleto Enrique Vergiati, had a long and successful career. He wrote “El Recuerdo de la Enfermería de Jaime,” “La Musa Mistonga,” “La Musa del Barro,” and “Vaciadero.” As a composer wrote the tangos “Claudinette,” “La vi llegar,” “Lluvia de Abril,” and many others. (bio by: 380W)

Julian Eltinge (1881 - 1941)

Actor. Considered one of the greatest drag performers in the history of American Theatre. Born William J. Dalton in Newton, Massachusetts, he was sent by his mother to live with her sister in Boston in 1899. At this time he had taken the stage name Julian Eltinge. His first show was “Mr. Wix of Wickham”, […]

Julian Goodman (1922 - 2012)

Television Executive. In 1945, he began at the NBC television studios as a correspondent during the formative years of television news and entertainment, going on to set industry standards. He rose through the ranks to become executive vice president, chief executive officer and retired as chairman of the NBC Television Network in 1979. In his […]

Julian Greer (1970 - 1928)

Actor. His stage credits include a revival of “Hamlet” (1925). His film work includes “Passion flower” (1921) and “Sunshine Harbor” (1922). (bio by: Ginny M)

Julian Schwinger (1918 - 1994)

After having worked with Oppenheimer, Julian Schwinger’s first regular academic appointment was at Purdue University in 1941. While on leave from Purdue, he worked at the Radiation Laboratory at MIT instead of at the Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II. He provided theoretical support for the development of radar. After the war, Schwinger […]

Julie Bishop (1914 - 2001)

Bishop was born Jacqueline Wells and used her birth name professionally through 1941. She also appeared on stage (and in one film) as Diane Duval. She was a child actress, beginning her career in 1923. Early on, she appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films (Any Old Port! and The Bohemian Girl), and she settled […]

Julie Bovasso (1930 - 1991)

Julie Bovasso was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Angela Mary (Padovani) and Bernard Michael Bovasso, a teamster. She was of Italian descent. She attended The High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. Bovasso appeared in many films, including Saturday Night Fever (1977) as John Travolta’s mother, and repeated the role in […]

Julie Ege (1943 - 2008)

Ege was born in Høyland, Sandnes as Julie Dzuli. At the age of 15 she began to work as a model. She was crowned Miss Norway at the age of 18, and subsequently participated in Miss Universe. She graduated from the University of Oslo where she studied History and English. In 1967 she moved to […]

Julie Felix (1938 - 2020)

Julie Felix Julie Felix an American-born, British-based folk recording artist who achieved success, particularly on British television in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later performed and released albums on her own record label. Born in Santa Barbara, California, United States, Felix graduated in 1956 from high school in Westchester, Los Angeles. In 1964, the same year that […]

Julie Harris (1925 - 2013)

Harris was born Julia Ann Harris in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the daughter of Elsie L. (née Smith), a nurse, and William Pickett Harris, an investment banker. She graduated from Grosse Pointe Country Day School, which later merged with two others to form the University Liggett School. In New York City she attended The Hewitt School. […]

Julie Haydon (1910 - 1994)

Born Donella Donaldson in Oak Park, Illinois, Haydon began her acting career when she was 19, touring with Minnie Maddern Fiske in Mrs. Bumstead Leigh. Within two years, she played Ophelia in a production of Hamlet at the Hollywood Playhouse. Shortly after, she began appearing in films, in 1931. Her first film, in which she was […]

Julie London (1926 - 2000)

Julie London Popular Actress and Singer. She had roles in movies including “Jungle Woman” (1944), “The Red House” (1947), with Edward G. Robinson, Task Force” (1949) with Gary Cooper, “The Fat Man” (1950) and “A Question of Adultery’ (1958). London was married to Jack Webb from “Dragnet” for 5 years. She was then married to […]

Julie Nathanson Coryell (1947 - 2009)

Jazz Historian. Though she made contributions to several of her then-husband’s albums, she will be remembered for her 1978 book “Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, The Music”. Raised in New York City, she met singer-guitarist Larry Coryell early in his career. The couple married in 1968; Julie appeared on the covers of “Coryell” and “Lady Coryell”, […]

Julie Parrish (1940 - 2003)

Julie Parrish was born Ruby Joyce Wilbar, the eldest of six children, to William Robert Wilbar and Gladys Marie Webb. She spent her early years in Lake City, Tennessee, before moving to Tecumseh, Michigan at age 11. There she graduated from high school. Parrish then attended a modeling school in Toledo, Ohio. She won a […]

Julie Suedo (1970 - 1970)

Actress. Her film credits include “Kiss the Bride Goodbye,” “Saloon Bar,” “The Dark Eyes of London,” “Ireland’s Border Line,” “The Dance of Death,” “The Queen of Hearts,” and many others. (bio by: Genet)

Julie Wilson (1924 - 2015)

Wilson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Emily (née Bennett), a hairdresser, and Russell Wilson, a coal salesman. She first found a musical outlet with local musical group “Hank’s Hepcats” in her teenage years and briefly attended Omaha University. She won the title of Miss Nebraska and would have competed in the Miss […]

Julien Duvivier (1896 - 1967)

In the 1930s Julien Duvivier was part of the production company, ‘Film d’Art’, founded by Marcel Vandal and Charles Delac and he worked as part of a team. He stayed with them for nine years. David Golder (1930), was his first success. It was also his first ‘talkie’, as it was of the actor Harry […]

Julien Green (1900 - 1998)

Author, Playwright. He was born in Paris, France. In 1970 the Académie Française awarded Green its grand prize for literature. Next year he was the first person of American parentage to be elected to the Académie Française. He is remembered for his books “Moïra,” “Chaque Homme dans sa Nuit” (about the troubles of a young […]

Juliet Anderson (1938 - 2010)

Juliet Anderson Judith Carr was born and grew up in Burbank, California, the daughter of a jazz trumpet player and an aspiring nurse. She was afflicted with both childhood arthritis and Crohn’s disease and spent a sizable portion of her youth in the hospital or on bedrest. Graduating from Burbank High School in 1956 (where […]

Juliet Corson (1842 - 1897)

Author, Journalist. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, she was a cookbook and cooking school pioneer.  A champion of nutritious meals for the poor, she began working as a librarian at the Working Women’s Library, where the plight of the poor affected her greatly. Well educated, she supplemented her income by writing for newspapers – eventually she […]

Juliet Prowse (1936 - 1996)

Prowse was born in Bombay, British India to South African parents and reared in South Africa. She began studying dance at the age of four. In her early twenties she was dancing at a club in Paris when she was spotted by a talent agent and eventually signed to play the part of “Claudine” in […]