LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Julie London, the smoky-voiced ``Cry Me A River'' nightclub singer who played TV nurse Dixie McCall on the old ``Emergency!'' series, died Wednesday at 74. She suffered a stroke five years ago.
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London, born Julie Peck, had roles in movies including ``Jungle Woman'' (1944), ``The Red House'' (1947) with Edward G. Robinson, ``Task Force'' (1949) with Gary Cooper, ``The Fat Man'' (1950) with Rock Hudson, and ``A Question of Adultery'' (1958).
London was married to ``Dragnet'' star Jack Webb for five years. Her second husband, Bobby Troup, the composer and actor who penned the classic song ``Route 66,'' booked London for a nightclub engagement that was followed by her hit ``Cry Me A River'' in 1955.
She had 32 albums, and was top Billboard vocalist in the mid-1950s. Among her songs: ``Around Midnight,'' ``In the Middle of A Kiss,'' ``In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning'' and ``My Heart Belongs to Daddy.''
She later played the role of the head nurse on the 1970s TV drama ``Emergency!'', with her husband, Troup, playing Dr. Joe Early.
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