The Malibu
Times
January 23, 2018
On Thursday, Jan. 11, Julie Van Zandt May—wife, mother, daughter,
sister and longtime Malibu resident—died in Santa Monica after a brief illness
at the age of 88. Julie was born in La Jolla, Calif., to Logan and Lineta Marqua Van Zandt, and soon
after, moved with her family to Los Angeles
where she attended the Westlake
School for Girls. Julie
successfully pursued an acting career for many years in Hollywood, followed by later acclaim as a
landscape artist, sport fishing enthusiast and all-around great cook. Julie
loved to fish and held the Guinness World record for the biggest Needlefish
ever caught. Painting became her passion soon after she and her husband, Fred,
moved to Malibu
in 1966. They later founded the Malibu Art Festival and she was an active member
of the Malibu Art Association. Her large mural depicting the Chumash Indians
hangs in the Malibu
Lagoon Museum.
She and Fred were awarded Malibu Co-Citizens of the year in 1976. In 2005, she
received a commendation from the City of Malibu
for her outstanding contributions to the community through her art and for
representing Malibu’s
ideals in a positive manner.
Julie was married to noted television director Richard L. Bare of
“Green Acres” and “Twilight Zone” fame from 1951 to 1957. In 1966, she married
Frederick C. May, well-known Malibu businessman
and sportsman, and founding president of the Malibu Lagoon
Museum. She is preceded
in death by her beloved husband Fred; her daughter Cathryn Alpert; her sister
Helen Van Zandt; and her brother Jack Van Zandt. Julie is survived by her son
Jon Bare; stepdaughters Judy May and Laurie May Canty; stepson Fred May Jr; and
10 grandchildren.
“Julie loved to sing, paint, fish, entertain and
laugh,” a loved one said. “We will miss her dearly in every role.”
Memorial donations in memory of Julie can be made to
the Malibu Adamson House Foundation (adamsonhouse.org) or to the Malibu Art
Association.
Van ZANDT,
Julie
Born: 6/27/1929,
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Died: 1/11/2018,
Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Julie Van
Zabndt’s westerns – actress:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV) – 1956 (Cora
Gill)
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1957 (Jennifer Myers)
Broken
Arrow (TV) – 1958 (Sister
Margaret)
Zorro (TV) – 1958 (Magdalena
Montes)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1959 (Lucy Haney)
Bronco (TV) – 1962 (Sister Mary Agnes)
Lawman (TV) – 1962 (Marcia Smith)
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