Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup
Troup as Dr. Joe Early on 1970s television show, Emergency! (with wife Julie London, in the role of nurse Dixie McCall)
Born
Robert William Troup Jr.

(1918-10-18)October 18, 1918
DiedFebruary 7, 1999(1999-02-07) (aged 80)
Alma materWharton School
Occupation(s)Musician, actor
Years active1941–1995
Spouse(s)
Cynthia Hare
(m. 1942; div. 1955)

(m. 1959)
Children5, including Ronne

Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program Emergency! in the 1970s.[1]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (May 27, 2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Fifth ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 1920. ISBN 978-0-8571-2595-8. Retrieved August 25, 2020.