Bobby Troup
| Bobby Troup | |
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Troup as Dr. Joe Early on 1970s television show, Emergency! (with wife Julie London, in the role of nurse Dixie McCall)
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| Born |
Robert Wesley Troup Jr. October 18, 1918 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1999 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Composer, pianist, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1941–95 |
| Spouse(s) |
Cynthia Hare (1942-1955; divorced)
Julie London (1959-1999; his death) |
| Children |
Cynnie Troup (born 1943)
Ronne Troup (born 1945) Kelly Troup (1962-2002) Jody Troup (1963-2010) Reese Troup (born 1963) |
Robert Wesley Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999), known as Bobby Troup, was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing the popular standard "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", and for his role as Dr. Joe Early, opposite his real-life wife Julie London's character, in the 1970s US TV series, Emergency!
Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from The Hill School, a preparatory school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in 1937. He went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) fraternity and the Mask and Wig Club.
His earliest musical success came with the song "Daddy", written for a Mask and Wig production, which was a regional hit in 1941. Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra recorded "Daddy", which was number one for 8 weeks on the Billboard Best Seller chart and the number five record of 1941; other artists also recorded it in 1941, including Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby and Kay Kyser. "Daddy" can be heard in the 1941 film Two Latins from Manhattan. In the same year, Troup's song "Snootie Little Cutie" was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Pied Pipers.
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