Birth: 19 12 was born in Pasadena, California, USA.

Life:

She graduated from Smith Women's College, worked in office of strategic services during World War II and met her later husband, Paul Child.

From 65438 to 0948, she moved to France with her husband and was completely impressed by the exquisite French cuisine, so she entered the famous Blue Ribbon cooking school to study cooking. The famous chef was born.

Julia, who began to learn cooking at the age of 37, stepped into the exquisite world of French cuisine and entered her wonderful later life.

Contribution:

196 1 year, the epoch-making Mastering the Cooking Art of French Cuisine was published in the United States, which immediately set off a French cuisine craze in the United States. This 734-page masterpiece quickly conquered readers with unprecedented meticulous and accurate writing, and is still being reprinted today.

From 65438 to 0963, Julia began to host a TV cooking program called "French Chef". Her warm and cheerful nature and unique trembling voice made her a famous chef.

1966, her head appeared on the cover of Time magazine. In forty years, Julia has hosted dozens of public TV programs and written a lot of cooking works. Because of her extraordinary achievements, the whole kitchen of her home in Cambridge was collected by the Smithsonian Museum.

In 2004, Julia died in California two days before her 92nd birthday.

Alex Proude Home is the nephew of Julia's husband Paul. He is a freelance writer whose works often appear in newspapers and magazines, such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time and People. He published Cell Games and co-authored Early Warning with Michael Cherkasski. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, new york.