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{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Audrey Long
| name = Audrey Long
| image = Audrey Long.jpg
| image = Audrey Long.jpg
| caption = Audrey Long in ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]'', 1944
| caption = Long in ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]'' (1944)
| birthname = Audrey Gwendoline Long
| birthname = Audrey Gwendoline Long
| birth_date = April 14, 1922
| birth_date = April 14, 1922
| birth_place = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Orlando, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|9|19|1922|4|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|9|19|1922|4|22}}
| death_place = [[Surrey, England]], UK
| death_place = [[Surrey, England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1942–52
| years_active = 1942–1952
| spouse = {{marriage|Edward Rubin|1945|1951|end=div.}}<br/>{{marriage|[[Leslie Charteris]]|1952|1993|end=d.}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Edward Rubin|1945|1951|end=div.}}
* {{marriage|[[Leslie Charteris]]|1952|1993|end=his death}}
}}
}}
}}
'''Audrey Gwendoline Long''' (April 14, 1922 – September 19, 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2014/09/rip-audrey-long.html|title=Boot Hill: RIP Audrey Long|last=B|first=Tom|date=2014-09-22|website=Boot Hill|access-date=2017-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120509/http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2014/09/rip-audrey-long.html|archive-date=2017-07-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an American actress of English descent, who appeared mainly in low-budget films in the 1940s and early 1950s.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/43087/Audrey-Long/biography |title= Audrey Long |author= Hal Erickson, Rovi |year= 2014 |work= The New York Times |access-date= 2017-07-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423025656/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/43087/Audrey-Long/biography |archive-date= April 23, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Some of her more notable film performances include ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]'' (1944) opposite [[John Wayne]], ''[[Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945 film)|Wanderer of the Wasteland]]'' (1945), ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947), and ''[[Desperate (film)|Desperate]]'' (1947).
'''Audrey Gwendoline Long''' (April 14, 1922 – September 19, 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2014/09/rip-audrey-long.html|title=Boot Hill: RIP Audrey Long|last=B|first=Tom|date=2014-09-22|website=Boot Hill|access-date=2017-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120509/http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2014/09/rip-audrey-long.html|archive-date=2017-07-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an American stage and screen actress of English descent, who performed mainly in low-budget films in the 1940s and early 1950s.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/43087/Audrey-Long/biography |title= Audrey Long |author= Hal Erickson |access-date= 2017-07-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423025656/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/43087/Audrey-Long/biography |archive-date= April 23, 2014 |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= The New York Times |author-link= Hal Erickson (author) |date= 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Some of her more notable film performances are in ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]'' (1944) with [[John Wayne]], ''[[Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945 film)|Wanderer of the Wasteland]]'' (1945), ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947), and ''[[Desperate (film)|Desperate]]'' (1947).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Audrey Gwendoline Long was born on April 14, 1922 in [[Orlando, Florida]], the first-born child of English parents. Her father, Christopher Stanley Long, was an Episcopal minister, a naturalized American citizen who served as a chaplain with the [[United States Navy]]; her mother Ellen Gwendoline Erskine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/40690201/person/19525030865/facts|title=Ancestry - Sign In|website=www.ancestry.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/115868%7C16775/Audrey-Long/|title=Overview for Audrey Long|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> She spent some time in Hawaii where her younger brother John Stanley Long was born.<ref name=":0" /> She was educated at [[St. Margaret's School (Virginia)|St. Margaret's School]] in [[Tappahannock, Virginia]], [[Los Gatos High School]] in [[Los Gatos, California]], and Disputanta High School, Virginia.<ref name=":4" /> She worked as a model before becoming an actress.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/audrey-long-p43087|title=Audrey Long {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos {{!}} AllMovie|website=AllMovie|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>
Long was born on April 14, 1922, in Orlando, Florida, the first-born child of English parents. Her father, Christopher Stanley Long, was an Episcopal minister, a naturalized American citizen who served as a chaplain with the United States Navy; her mother Ellen Gwendoline Erskine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/40690201/person/19525030865/facts|title=Ancestry - Sign In|website=www.ancestry.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/115868%7C16775/Audrey-Long/|title=Overview for Audrey Long|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> She spent some time in Hawaii where her younger brother John Stanley Long was born.<ref name=":0" /> She was educated at [[St. Margaret's School (Virginia)|St. Margaret's School]] in Tappahannock, Virginia, [[Los Gatos High School]] in Los Gatos, California, and Disputanta High School, Virginia.<ref name=":4" /> She worked as a model before becoming an actress.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/audrey-long-p43087|title=Audrey Long {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos {{!}} AllMovie|website=AllMovie|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1942, Long made her screen debut in ''[[The Male Animal]]'' playing a student. That same year, she appeared in ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' as a receptionist. Other [[bit part]]s followed in 1943.<ref name=":4" /> In May 1943, Long played "Dora Applegate" in the Broadway play ''Sons and Soldiers''.<ref>{{IBDB name|id=467323}}</ref>
In 1942, Long made her screen debut in ''[[The Male Animal]]'' playing a student. That same year she was cast as a receptionist in ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]''. Other roles followed in 1943.<ref name=":4" /> In May 1943, Long played the character Dora Applegate in the Broadway production ''Sons and Soldiers''.<ref>{{IBDB name|id=467323}}</ref> She returned to film work the following year, cast as the female lead with [[John Wayne]] in ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]''. In 1945, she performed in ''[[Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945 film)|Wanderer of the Wasteland]]''.<ref name=":4" />

In 1944, she appeared as a leading lady opposite [[John Wayne]] in ''[[Tall in the Saddle]]'', playing the role of Clara Cardell. In 1945, she appeared in another [[Western (genre)|Western]] film, ''[[Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945 film)|Wanderer of the Wasteland]]'', playing "Jeanie Collinshaw".<ref name=":4" />


In 1947, Long had featured roles in two [[film noir|films noir]], ''[[Desperate (film)|Desperate]]'' and ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]''. She appeared in several low-budget films from 1948 through 1951.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19491129&id=L-srAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XGcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2245,2014531|title=Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> In 1952, Long made her last film, ''[[Indian Uprising (film)|Indian Uprising]]'', playing the role of Norma Clemson. She retired from acting that year.<ref name=":2" />
In 1947, Long had featured roles in two [[film noir|films noir]]: ''[[Desperate (film)|Desperate]]'' and ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]''. She appeared in many low-budget films from 1948 through 1951, including six in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19491129&id=L-srAAAAIBAJ&pg=2245,2014531|title=Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> In 1952, Long made her last film, ''[[Indian Uprising (film)|Indian Uprising]]'', playing the role of Norma Clemson. She retired from acting that year.<ref name=":2" />


==Marriages==
==Personal life==
In January 1945, Long married Edward Rubin, a dialogue director; the marriage ended in divorce in 1951.<ref name=":1" /> Long married British novelist [[Leslie Charteris]] on April 26, 1952 in California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19520429&id=aa1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3002,6559185|title=Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> Charteris was best known for his novels chronicling the adventures of [[Simon Templar]], in the literary series ''The Saint''. The couple traveled extensively, with Charteris using their travel locations for his ''Saint'' novels. The two remained married until his death in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=437&dat=19970430&id=69QtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CjIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6194,6003340|title=The Nation - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>
In January 1945, Long married Edward Rubin, a dialogue director. They divorced in 1951.<ref name=":1" /> On April 26 the next year, in California, Long married [[Leslie Charteris]], a British novelist best known for his works chronicling the adventures of [[Simon Templar]] in the literary series ''The Saint''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19520429&id=aa1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=3002,6559185|title=Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> The couple traveled extensively during their marriage, with Charteris using their travel locations as settings for his ''Saint'' novels, made into the popular 1960s British TV series. The two remained together for over 40 years, until Leslie's death in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=437&dat=19970430&id=69QtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6194,6003340|title=The Nation - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Long died on September 19, 2014 in [[Surrey, England]].<ref name=":3">{{IMDb name|id=nm0518879}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesliecharteris.com/news/|title=News {{!}} Leslie Charteris|website=www.lesliecharteris.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> Upon her death, she was [[cremated]] and her ashes were placed in a large urn which contains the ashes of her late husband Leslie Charteris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=Audrey+Long+burial+site+scott+wilson&source=bl&ots=6VRJFHwp5N&sig=ACfU3U0zfDGKt9oTvsFU9EdzmjPwgoepww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivwM_169bmAhXQTN8KHYX8CjcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Audrey+Long+burial+site+scott+wilson&f=false|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=August 17, 2016|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref> The inscription on the urn reads "Love Never Dies".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/audrey-long-dead-film-noir-734885|title=Audrey Long, Film Noir Star of the 1940s, Dies at 92|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-07-16|language=en}}</ref>
Long died on September 19, 2014, in Surrey, England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lesliecharteris.com/news/|title=News {{!}} Leslie Charteris|website=www.lesliecharteris.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> Upon her death, she was cremated, and her ashes were placed in a large urn which contains the ashes of her late husband Leslie Charteris. The inscription on the urn reads "Love Never Dies".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Audrey+Long%22+intitle%3AResting+intitle%3APlaces&pg=PA131|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=August 17, 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786479924|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Sunny Side of the Street (film)|Sunny Side of the Street]]'' (1951) - Gloria Pelley
* ''[[Sunny Side of the Street (film)|Sunny Side of the Street]]'' (1951) - Gloria Pelley
* ''[[The Bigelow Theatre]]'' (1951; television series)
* ''[[The Bigelow Theatre]]'' (1951; television series)
* ''[[Indian Uprising (film)|Indian Uprising]]'' (1952) - Norma Clemson (final film role)
* ''[[Indian Uprising (film)|Indian Uprising]]'' (1952) - Norma Clemson
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 24 July 2024

Audrey Long
Long in Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Born
Audrey Gwendoline Long

April 14, 1922
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2014(2014-09-19) (aged 92)
Surrey, England, UK
OccupationActress
Years active1942–1952
Spouses
Edward Rubin
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(m. 1945; div. 1951)​
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(m. 1952; died 1993)​

Audrey Gwendoline Long (April 14, 1922 – September 19, 2014)[1] was an American stage and screen actress of English descent, who performed mainly in low-budget films in the 1940s and early 1950s.[2] Some of her more notable film performances are in Tall in the Saddle (1944) with John Wayne, Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), Born to Kill (1947), and Desperate (1947).

Early life and education

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Long was born on April 14, 1922, in Orlando, Florida, the first-born child of English parents. Her father, Christopher Stanley Long, was an Episcopal minister, a naturalized American citizen who served as a chaplain with the United States Navy; her mother Ellen Gwendoline Erskine.[3][4] She spent some time in Hawaii where her younger brother John Stanley Long was born.[3] She was educated at St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock, Virginia, Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, California, and Disputanta High School, Virginia.[2] She worked as a model before becoming an actress.[5]

Career

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In 1942, Long made her screen debut in The Male Animal playing a student. That same year she was cast as a receptionist in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Other roles followed in 1943.[2] In May 1943, Long played the character Dora Applegate in the Broadway production Sons and Soldiers.[6] She returned to film work the following year, cast as the female lead with John Wayne in Tall in the Saddle. In 1945, she performed in Wanderer of the Wasteland.[2]

In 1947, Long had featured roles in two films noir: Desperate and Born to Kill. She appeared in many low-budget films from 1948 through 1951, including six in 1948.[7] In 1952, Long made her last film, Indian Uprising, playing the role of Norma Clemson. She retired from acting that year.[5]

Personal life

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In January 1945, Long married Edward Rubin, a dialogue director. They divorced in 1951.[4] On April 26 the next year, in California, Long married Leslie Charteris, a British novelist best known for his works chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar in the literary series The Saint.[8] The couple traveled extensively during their marriage, with Charteris using their travel locations as settings for his Saint novels, made into the popular 1960s British TV series. The two remained together for over 40 years, until Leslie's death in 1993.[9]

Death

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Long died on September 19, 2014, in Surrey, England.[10] Upon her death, she was cremated, and her ashes were placed in a large urn which contains the ashes of her late husband Leslie Charteris. The inscription on the urn reads "Love Never Dies".[11]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ B, Tom (2014-09-22). "Boot Hill: RIP Audrey Long". Boot Hill. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ^ a b c d Hal Erickson (2014). "Audrey Long". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. ^ a b "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ^ a b "Overview for Audrey Long". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. ^ a b "Audrey Long | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  6. ^ Audrey Long at the Internet Broadway Database
  7. ^ "Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  8. ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  9. ^ "The Nation - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  10. ^ "News | Leslie Charteris". www.lesliecharteris.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  11. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 17, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
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