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Julia Child

Separating Fact vs. Fiction in the Life of Julia Child

By Jay Collier | May 16, 2022 | 16
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Now the subject of the HBO Max series, “Julia,” GBH explores what’s fact and what’s fiction and how “The French Chef” continues to influence how we eat today with this Q&A virtual panel discussion recorded May 10, 2022.

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Mastering the Art of Portraying Julia Child

By Jay Collier | April 4, 2022 | 0
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Lancashire: You fell in love with her — her wit, her wisdom, her joy, her enthusiasm, her energy. She was someone who plows their own furrow and wasn’t trying to conform.

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‘Julia’ Trailer: Sarah Lancashire Embodies Cooking Icon Behind ‘The French Chef’

By Jay Collier | March 12, 2022 | 2
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HBO Max has unveiled the first footage for its upcoming Julia Child drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as The French Chef creator and host herself.

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Is it Real or Is it a Set?

By Jay Collier | February 8, 2021 | 22
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What do you think? Are these historical photos or from a 2020 set?

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HBO orders full season of new series: “Julia”

By Jay Collier | February 5, 2021 | 10
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HBO has ordered “Julia,“ a drama series inspired by cookbook author, chef, and TV show host, Julia Child. The show, which already filmed its pilot, will continue filming the rest of its eight episode first season in Boston this spring.

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From 1976: What Makes WGBH Crackle With Creativity?

By Jay Collier | September 2, 2020 | 3
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“What accounts for this particular station’s superiority in not only quantity but quality of public‐TV programming? Who provides the inspiration behind such innovative productions?”

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Julia Child & Godzilla the Lobster: Early Memories in Studio A

By Jay Collier | October 17, 2019 | 3
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From Bill Charette: My big moment as Assistant Stage Manager came on the day Julia did a show about lobsters.

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The Moment that Julia Child Became an American icon

By Jay Collier | October 10, 2016 | 0
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Though she did not own a TV set, Julia had been bitten by the television bug from the moment she set foot on a studio set.

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Jim Lewis Remembers: Julia Child’s Car Talk

By Jay Collier | May 13, 2015 | 1
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In 1985 Julia Child received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Smith College. One of WGBY’s supporters arranged for her old classmate to stay on the day after the ceremony to do a reception for our donors.

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My Favorite Story: Child and Cosby

By Jay Collier | May 12, 2015 | 1
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Someone came over and asked Julia to come along to the next room for a publicity photo. She walked in, and there was Bill Cosby.

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Postal Service Releases Julia Child and Joyce Chen Stamps

By Jay Collier | October 1, 2014 | 5
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New USPS ‘Celebrity Chefs Forever’ stamp series features two Cambridge culinary icons: Julia Child and Joyce Chen.

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Julia Child and David Ives to be inducted into the Mass. Broadcasters Hall of Fame

By Jay Collier | July 21, 2014 | 0
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The Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame will be inducting Julia Child and David Ives on Friday, September 12, 2014, at noon at Boston Mariott Quincy.

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Narrated slide show: Julia Child in France (1970)

By Jay Collier | September 11, 2012 | 0
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From WGBH: In 1970, Julia made arrangements for WGBH’s television crew to visit France and shoot The French Chef on location.

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