- Avon Long
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name = Avon Long
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birthdate =June 18 ,1910
birthplace =Baltimore, Maryland
deathdate =February 15 ,1984
deathplace =New York City, New York Avon Long (
June 18 ,1910 –February 15 ,1984 ) was an American Broadwayactor andsinger .Long was born in
Baltimore, Maryland . He performed in a number of Broadway shows, including "Black Rhythm " (1939), "Porgy and Bess " (as Sportin' Life in the 1942 revival), and "Beggar's Holiday " (1946). He received aTony Award nomination in 1973 for the role of Dave in "Don't Play Us Cheap ".He reprised his role of Sportin' Life in the 1951 3-LP Columbia Masterworks recording of "Porgy and Bess", the most complete recording of the opera issued up to that time.
Long also appeared in a number of films and television shows. He played Chicken George Moore in ""
miniseries , and had small roles in "Trading Places " - memorable as Ezra, the man to whomDon Ameche gives a miserably small Christmas bonus ("maybe I'll go to the movies - by myself") - and "The Sting ".He died in 1984 in
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