News ‘Dazzling brilliance’: ‘Julie & Julia’ author Julie Powell dies at age 49 November 2, 2022Michael Barnes, Austin American-StatesmanComments Off on ‘Dazzling brilliance’: ‘Julie & Julia’ author Julie Powell dies at age 49 Julie Powell, author of the memoir "Julie & Julia," has died. She wrote of her attempts to cook all of the recipes from one of Child's cookbooks.