Bobby Troup
Birth Name:
Robert William Troup Jr.
Birth Date:
December 18, 1918
Birth Place:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death Date:
February 7, 1999
Place of Death:
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Age:
80
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Cemetery Name:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills
Claim to Fame:
Music
Associates:
Bobby Troup was a jazz pianist, singer, songwriter and actor. As a composer he has written "Daddy," "Snooty Little Cutie," "Baby, Baby All the Time," and the jazz classic "Route 66." As an actor he is probably best remembered as Dr. Joe Early playing opposite his wife torch singer Julie London on the TV drama Emergency. He also made guest appearances on the popular TV shows Mannix, Dragnet, Perry Mason and playing musician Tommy Dorsey in the film The Gene Krupa Story (1959).
And the rest of the story …
His second wife, Julie London, was a private, reserved woman, who was also a chain smoker from the age of 16. She suffered a stroke in 1995 and was in poor health for five years. She died in the early morning hours of October 18, 2000, in Encino, California, age 74. London was buried next to Troup.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills
6300 Forest Lawn Drive
Los Angeles, California, 90068
USA
North America
Map:
Map of Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California
Grave Location:
Mausoleum, Courts of Remembrance, Columbarium of ProvidenceGrave Location Description
As you enter the small alcove, turn around and look over the entrance for the final resting places of Bobby Troup and Julie London.
Grave Location GPS
34.149948, -118.319939Photos:
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Read More About Bobby Troup:
Videos Featuring Bobby Troup:
Bobby Troup - Route 66
Bobby Troup & Virginia Maxey - Snootie Little Cutie
Interview: Bobby Troup's Take on Route 66
Julie London - Baby, Baby All The Time
Julie London & Bobby Troup in Tattletales - 1974
Dinah Shore Show with Emergency! Cast - 1975
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