| − | '''Julia Child''' was a [[chef]] and [[television]] star, best known for her show "The French Chef". Child was born in 1912 and died in August 2004.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128928,00.html</ref> She majored in English at [[Smith College]] and graduated in 1934. In 1946 she married Paul Child and took his last name. She met Paul while in [[Sri Lanka]] (then Ceylon) working for the [[OSS]], the intelligence agency that was the predecessor to the [[CIA]].<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/08/not_top_secret.html</ref> | + | '''Julia Child''' was a [[chef]] and [[television]] star, best known for her show "The French Chef". Child was born in 1912 and died in August 2004.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128928,00.html</ref> She majored in English at [[Smith College]] and graduated in 1934. |
| | + | In 1946 she married Paul Child and took his last name. She met Paul while in [[Sri Lanka]] (then Ceylon) working for the [[OSS]], the intelligence agency that was the predecessor to the [[CIA]].<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/08/not_top_secret.html</ref> Mr. Child introduced her to the fine cuisine for which she would become famous, and custom-designed the kitchen (now part of the Smithsonian collection) used in her shows (primarily to accommodate her height -- Ms. Child was 6'2" and had joined the OSS only after being turned down for the Women's Army Corps and the Navy WAVES due to being too tall). |