<Archive Obituary> Richard Long (December 21st 1974)

[Bill Schenley]

Richard Long Dies; Movie TV Actor, 47

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FROM: The New York Times (December 23rd 1974) ~
By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 22

Richard Long, a movie and television actor, died
yesterday of a heart ailment at the age of 47.

Mr. Long's first wife, Suzan Ball, an actress, died
of cancer in 1955. He married Mara Corday, an
actress, in 1957. The couple had three children.

Mr. Long was seen on television as Gentleman
Jack Darby in "Maverick," and later as a detective
in "Bourbon Street Beat" and "77 Sunset Strip."
He also played the professor in "Nanny and the
Professor" and acted in "The Big Valley."

He made his film debut as the son of Claudette
Colbert in "Tomorrow Is Forever." His other
films included "The Stranger," "Tap Roots,"
"Saskatchewan," "Air Cadet," "Fury at Gunsight
Pass" and "Criss Cross."
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(w/Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors, Peter Breck and Linda Evans)

[King Daevid MacKenzie]

...Long also put in a nice performance in THE STRANGER, a picture that
Orson Welles directed but was not personally satisfied with. Edward G.
Robinson also did a good job in it but disliked the experience of being
directed by Welles and criticised the film itself in his autobiography.
On the other hand, I enjoyed the film very much and occasionally pull it
out to watch again on VHS...

[Brad Ferguson]

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