Julie Powell, food writer of 'Julie & Julia,' dead at 49
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Julie Powell, the internet blogger behind "Julie & Julia," has died at 49. She was found at her home in New York after suffering cardiac arrest.
Her blog landed her a book deal and later a film adaption. Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
Powell died of cardiac arrest Oct. 26 at her home in upstate New York, the New York Times reported. Her death was confirmed by Judy Clain, Powell's email and editor-in-chief of Little, Brown.
"She was a brilliant writer and a daring, original person and she will not be forgotten," Clain said in a statement to the Associated Press. "We are sending our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Julie, whether personally or through the deep connections she forged with readers of her memoirs."