Previously unreleased portraits of the culinary master julia child taken by her husband paul cushing child have just been published in a new book titled france is a feast.

Julia child and husband pictures background. Surprisingly julia child could hardly boil an egg when she moved with her new husband diplomat paul child to france in 1948. He was proud of julia s success and happy that she was the public face of the team while he remained in the background. Julia child was born julia mcwillams in pasadena california on august 15 1912 one of john and julia mcwilliams s three children. They were all sent to private schools and the family had servants including a cook.

In 1930 julia went to smith college in massachusetts where she majored. The children were raised in comfort. The children all of whom were unusually tall loved outdoor sports. Chef julia child and husband paul child pose in the kitchen of their house la pitchoune during a photo shoot for mccall s magazine on june 29 1970 in provence the south of france.

Paul cushing child january 15 1902 may 12 1994 was an american civil servant and diplomat known for being the husband of celebrity chef and author julia child. This is one of the most remarkable aspects of the childs marriage. There she learned how to cook and paul developed his own talent. Get premium high resolution news photos at getty images.

When julia child s memoir was released in 2006 my life in france published posthumously with the help of her husband paul s grandnephew alex prud homme most readers presumably picked it.

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