Powell died at her home in upstate New York on Oct. 26

Her husband, Eric Powell, confirmed the cause

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Her death was cardiac arrest, according to her husband

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She wrote blog called the Julie/Julia for Salon.com

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Powell used her blog to reach thousands of readers on the new platform

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Title 1

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she inspired the movie "Julie & Julia" by cooking her way through Julia Child's recipes,

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Her book won Powell the first Blooker Prize.

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in an international competition for books that started as weblogs

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Julie Powell has a net worth of $5 million

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