 Michael McAloney Jr. died in 1991.In 1983, with her sons grown and her parents deceased, she found her niche and forged her reputation as a cabaret performer, known primarily for her dramatic delivery of torch songs and show tunes.Her recordings include "My Old Flame", "Live From the Russian Tea Room", "Julie Wilson At the St. Regis", and collections devoted to the songbooks of Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, Stephen Sondheim, and George and Ira Gershwin.