Julia Child
American chef
Photo by: Lynn Gilbert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Born:August 15, 1912
Died:August 13, 2004
Age at death:91
Manner of death:Natural Causes
Cause of death:Kidney Failure
Zodiac Sign:Leo
Height:1.88 m (6′2″)
Born in:Pasadena, United States
Languages:English
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Notable Work
Movies & TV
Books
Awards
National Women's Hall of Fame (2007)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (2000)Julia Child
American chef
Biography
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Quotes
“A cookbook is only as good as its worst recipe.”
— Quoted in New York Times obituary
“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”
— Indirect quote on The National (CBC TV), Aug. 13
“no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”
— My Life In France: Le Cordon Bleu, Ch. 3
Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Julia Child", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Photos
Julia Child in her kitchen as photographed ©Lynn Gilbert, 1978, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
American chef Julia Child's "The French Chef Book" in the Museum of "the purpose" of the Object, located in colonia Roma, Mexico City
Julia Child's quote on cooking on a wall of the Object Museum in the Roma neighborhood, Mexico City, Mexico
Julia's Kitchen sign at Copia
Julia Child November 1994 Harborplace Baltimore Maryland © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001
Polaroid portrait of Julia Child.
Julia Child in her kitchen as photographed ©Lynn Gilbert, 1978, Cambridge, Massachusetts (cropped from original)
Signatures of Dorie Greenspan & Julia Child from a signed copy of Greenspan's book Baking with Julia, based on Child's TV show; there is also this cropped version of Julia Child's signature:
Cleopatra Birrenbach and Julia Child
Signatures of Dorie Greenspan & Julia Child from a signed copy of Greenspan's book Baking with Julia, based on Child's TV show
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Questions and answers about Julia Child
Who was Julia Child?
Julia Child was an American chef.
When was Julia Child born?
Julia Child was born on August 15, 1912.
When and how did Julia Child die?
Julia Child died on August 13, 2004, at the age of 91. Cause of death: kidney failure.
Where was Julia Child born?
Julia Child was born in Pasadena, United States.
What was Julia Child known for?
Julia Child was known for work as: writer, research assistant, clerk, cook.
How tall was Julia Child?
Julia Child was 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall.