Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Julia Child’s diaries and private letters reveal details of her personal life and marriage
Julia Child was the first celebrity TV chef beginning in the early 1960s. She appeared on public television to promote her first book, which landed her a cooking show for the first time.
By Madeleine Brand • • 15m ListenJulia Child was the first celebrity TV chef beginning in the early 1960s. She appeared on public television to promote her first book, which landed her a cooking show for the first time. In that appearance, Child requested a hot plate be placed on set, and she demonstrated how to make a perfect French omelette. The audience ate it up. And Child, at age 50, became an unlikely TV star who changed the way Americans thought about food.
A new documentary explores her life — and through her private letters and diaries — her relationship with her husband Paul.
Julia,” and it’s directed by the Academy Award-nominated duo behind “RBG,” the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Julie Cohen
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, co-director of “Julia”
Betsy West
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, co-director of “Julia”
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- 38:19Want to volunteer or donate this holiday? Get involved with Miry’s List, Sova, Food Forward and more