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Julia Child

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Julia Child Fast Facts:

Worked as a researcher in the Office of Strategic Services (a forerunner of the CIA) during World War II.
Began her groundbreaking series The French Chef at the age of 51 and went on to become the first PBS personality to win an Emmy.
Loved Dan Aykroyd's celebrated Saturday Night Live parody of her.
In 1993, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Culinary Institute Hall of Fame.
Received France's highest honor, the Legion d'Honneur, in 2000, and America's highest civilian honor, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 2003.
Adamantly refused endorsement and promotional deals throughout her career.
Donated her Massachusetts home kitchen and its utensils to the Smithsonian Institution in 2001.

Julia Child Relationships:
Carolyn McWillams - Mother
Dorothy Cousins - Sister
John McWilliams - Father
Paul Child - Husband (deceased)
Julia Child Awards:
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1972 Emmy: Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - General Programming - Nominee
1966 Emmy: Achievements in Educational Television - Winner
1964 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
College:
Smith College, Northampton, MA (BA in History, 1934)