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Just saw her today at a fundraiser. if she holds on till January, she's in my top 5. Of course, I'm showing my hand, but what the hell? :angel:

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Never heard of her.

 

Had to look her up ... does yet another TV cook pass our famousness test ?

Maybe we should exclude them ?!

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Dead today at 91 years old.... :cry:

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Poor Julia, and the Frug went a couple of weeks ago too.

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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3694953/

 

I would be very surprised if her obit didn't make the British papers, she really was the first popular cooking show host, but the Two Fat Ladies are still my favorite.

 

Edit: As to the famousness test, this from the article, above:

 

"Child won distinguished awards in both broadcasting (a Peabody in 1965 and an Emmy in 1966) and cooking. In 1980, she became the first woman member of La Commanderie des Cordons Bleus de France."

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Spotted that bit of news filtering through - Nice pick Typhoid!

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So far not a mention of Fanny. Julia was certainly among the first famous TV cooks, or chefs, but Fanny was with her Johnnie on TV in 1955, so she is probably more famous in England than the lovely and very talented Julia.

 

I feel a poem coming on, I shall try and beat it out of me - geddit - beat it.

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JULIA CHILD (1912-2004)

 

Some headlines . . .

 

"Julia Child whisked away" (Dallas Morning News)

 

"From bon appetit to bon voyage" (Hartford Courant)

 

And a few from me . . .

 

"Julia Child loses appetite for life"

 

"Kitchen staple runs out"

 

"Stick a fork in her, Julia Child is done"

 

(Ok, the last one's in 'poor taste' :lol:)

 

Damn, would have been a good candidate for the list . . .

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Judith Jones, the woman who discovered Julia Child and one of the most important cookbook editors of the 20th century, dead at 93. She was also responsible for the publication of Anne Frank's Diary.

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