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- NAME: Julie Powell
- OCCUPATION: Writer
- BIRTH DATE: April 20, 1973 (Age: 40)
- EDUCATION: Amherst College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Austin, Texas
- Full Name: Julie Powell
- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
Best Known For
American author Julie Powell is best known for her blog, "The Julie/Julia Project," and the Nora Ephron movie Julie & Julia, which is based in part on Powell's experience.
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Julia Child - Legacy (1:37)
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Julia Child - Legacy
Author Julie Powell talks about Julia Child's influence as a chef, her legacy as a feminist, and how she helped changed the way americans thought about food.
Julia Child - Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Author Julie Powell describes the appeal of Julia Child's cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and shares some of her favorite recipes from the book, including Julia's beef bourguignon.
Julia Child - Kitchen at the Smithsonian
Author Julie Powell talks about Julia Child's kitchen and its exhibition at the Smithsonian, as well as Julia Child's relationship with Paul Child.
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Play NowJulie Powell. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 02:19, May 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379.
Julie Powell. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379 [Accessed 25 May 2013].
"Julie Powell." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 25 2013, 02:19 http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379.
"Julie Powell," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379 [accessed May 25, 2013].
"Julie Powell," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379 (accessed May 25, 2013).
Julie Powell [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 25] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379.
Julie Powell, http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379 (last visited May 25, 2013).
Julie Powell. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/julie-powell-20903379. Accessed May 25, 2013.
Julie & Julia was released in August of 2009, with Amy Adams playing Powell and Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Streep's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress. While praising Adams's performance in Julie & Julia, Powell has distanced herself from Adams's character in the film, calling the portrayal "a rom-com version of my life."
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Later Projects
Powell's second book, Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession, was published in 2009. The book details Powell's experiences learning the trade of butchery, first in several New York City establishments and ultimately in a butcher shop in the Catskills.
In addition to butchery, Powell's second book touches on extramarital affairs that she pursued, as well as one pursued by her husband, Eric Powell. These events took place following Powell's initial success as an author. The tone and graphic content in these sections of Cleaving provoked unsympathetic reviews. Powell has expressed surprise at the harsh reactions she received, pointing out the essential role of candor in a memoir and the ultimately constructive outcomes of the affairs, in terms of her marriage.
In the aftermath of Cleaving, Powell stated that she was planning to write a novel, rather than another memoir.
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