I don't think anything says patriotic quite like a Mamie Van Doren film called The All American, do you?
The picture is an engrossing football drama...well, we imagine that it's engrossing, as we've never actually seen it. But even though it's about football, it has Mamie Van Doren, for goodness' sake, plus a younger than springtime Tony Curtis, and -- get this -- Dick Long.
OK, so he was known as Richard Long. But still.
ROCK HUDSON WORKS UP A SWEAT WITH LONG, DICK TAKING UP THE REAR.
Long's...er, long career encompassed film and television, most famously on The Big Valley (1965-1969). In films, he ably supported such legends as Shelley Winters (Playgirl) and Faith Domergue (Cult of the Cobra).
Ever likeable, reliable Richard Long was married to legendary scream queen Mara Corday from 1957 until his untimely death in 1974, at age 47. His last TV series was The Nanny and the Professor (1970-71), perhaps most notable for co-starring Hayley's sister, Juliet Mills -- who went on to marry Maxwell Caulfield.
It always comes back to beefcake, doesn't it?
Richard Long came into the club more than once when I was a'go go dancing.
ReplyDeleteAlone and appearing very drunk, just sitting at the bar. He wouldn't stay long, just long enough to catch my set.
Dray -- I love it! We must meet for cocktails one evening. Your stories are fantastic.
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