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Julia Child

Julia Carolyn Child is a household name. She was an American chef, author, and television personality who was recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her subsequent television programs, like The French Chef, premiered in 1963. Child’s second book, The French Chef Cookbook, was a collection of her recipes from the show. It was soon followed by Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two, and her fourth book, From Julia Child’s Kitchen, was illustrated with her husband’s photographs.

Julia Child wasn’t always a world renowned chef. She worked in advertising and media before writing her first cookbook when she was 50. It is that cookbook that launched her career as a celebrity chef in 1961.