Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz. Publication Date: Ap; Genres: Biography, Nonfiction; Paperback: pages; Publisher: . · Author Bob Spitz spent several weeks traveling through Sicily with Julia Child in and admits that he developed “a powerful crush on her,” which inspired him to write Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child/5. DEARIE: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child. The stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food—not to mention blazing a .
Bob Spitz, Author of Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child. likes · 1 talking about this. On the centenary of her birth, Julia finally gets the biography she richly deserves. Bob is the. Now, in Bob Spitz's definitive, wonderfully affectionate biography, the Julia we know and love comes vividly — and surprisingly — to life. In Dearie, Spitz employs the same skill he brought to his best-selling, critically acclaimed book The Beatles, providing a clear-eyed portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential Americans. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child is Bob Spitz's long but entertaining biography of the woman who transformed the American culinary landscape. Child was also an important figure in television history. She was the first "star" of PBS. Julia's Life Story. Julia McWilliams Child didn't become famous until she was around 50 years.
Featured Essay: Author Bob Spitz on Dearie Because Julia Child is such a familiar and beloved presence in our culture, it is amazing how much there was left to learn about her. Julie and Julia, along with Julia's lovely memoir My Life in France only scratched the surface of this remarkable and fascinating woman who actually launched PBS (really!) and defined the American palate. Julia Child grew up in a haven of Southern California, an exclusive sun- drenched paradise where privilege was a birthright, like education or fresh air. Pasadena in the s doubled as a gorgeous Hollywood back-lot, a scenic resort of palatial mansions, lush orange groves, posh country clubs, and opportunity galore. Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway around the world to join a spy agency during World War II. She eventually settled in Paris, where she learned to cook. She was already fifty when The French Chef went on the air, at a time in our history when women were not making those leaps.
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