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
Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California

Grave Location:

Mausoleum, Courts of Remembrance, Columbarium of Providence

Grave Location Description

As you enter the small alcove, turn around and look over the entrance for the final resting places of actors and musicians Bobby Troup and Julie London.

Grave Location GPS

34.149948, -118.319939

Photos:

[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]
[+]

FAQ's

Bobby Troup was born on December 18, 1918.

Bobby Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Bobby Troup died on February 7, 1999.

Bobby Troup died in UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Bobby Troup was 80.

The cause of death was Heart attack.

Bobby Troup's grave is in Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills

Read More About Bobby Troup:

Videos Featuring Bobby Troup:

See More:

Furry Lewis

popular name: Furry Lewis

date_of_death: September 14, 1981

age: 88

cause_of_death: Heart failure

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: A notable guitarist in both the bottleneck and finger-picking styles, Furry was a country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee whose greatest productivity came late in life during the folk blues revival of the 1960s. Furry opened for The Rolling Stones, most notably on July 4, 1975, at Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. As a Memphis blues legend, he was invited to perform by the band, with Keith Richards reportedly a fan, and he played in front of over 50,000 people before the Stones took the stage.

Albert King

popular name: Albert King

date_of_death: December 21, 1992

age: 69

cause_of_death: Heart attack

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: Standing at six-foot-four, 300-pounds King was able to bend notes farther and more powerfully than almost any other guitarist, and his records influenced a generation bluesman from Eric Clapton to Duane Allman and, of course, Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Wes Montgomery

popular name: Wes Montgomery

date_of_death: June 15, 1968

age: 45

cause_of_death: Heart attack

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: Guitar historians can easily trace a line through all the major influential artists from Lonnie Anderson to Eddie Lang, Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. Often that line of brillance ends at Wes Montgomery. Noted for his incrediable single note runs using his thumb, his style of jazz guitar was relaxed, unencumbered yet full of beauty and genius

Back to Top