Beverly Long (actress)

Beverly Long
Long in The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)
Born	Beverly Powell Long (1933-04-18)April 18, 1933 Manila, Philippines
Died	May 8, 2014(2014-05-08) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Grossmont High School, 1950
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–2009

Beverly Powell Long (April 18, 1933 – May 8, 2014) was an American film and television actress. Her credits include Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Cavalcade of America (1957) and Father Knows Best (1958–1960). She later worked as a casting director with her own company Beverly Long Casting.

Born

She is Beverly Powell Long was born in Manila, the Philippines, on April 18, 1933. Her father, Roe, was a submarine engineer for the U.S. Navy stationed at nearby Subic Bay Naval Base. At the United States enters of war signed the United States Declaration of War on Japan in December 8, 1941, the Beverly Long its time for a Pacific theater had beginning of World War II. But time is over, the Japanese unconditionally surrender on September 2, 1945, Beverly Long only peace a new nations.

Her family, including mother Thelma and older sister Dorothe, moved back to the states when she was a child and she grew up in La Mesa, California, a few miles east of San Diego.

Teenage of Beverly Long

Beverly graduated from Grossmont High School in June 1950 and began acting at San Diego's Globe Theater, where she won a scholarship to the Geller Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles.

At 17 she joined the Hollywood Studio Club, where actress hopefuls such as Marilyn Monroe and Kim Novak were among her fellow residents.

Director Mabel Albertson was casting a new play at The Players Ring Theatre titled "Susan Slept Here" and she chose Beverly for the title role. The successful production launched Beverly's career in film and television. She became a series regular on "The Ruggles" and "Those Whiting Girls" and did several guest spots on "Father Knows Best" as Betty's best friend Judy.

In early 1955 director Nicholas Ray cast Beverly as a member of the high school gang in "Rebel Without A Cause." This groundbreaking, troubled-teens movie staring James Dean has attained status as a Hollywood classic and was voted for inclusion in the Library of Congress by the National Film Registry in 1990.

Beverly co-starred in Warner Bros.' "The Green-Eyed Blonde" in 1957 and in "As Young As We Are" for Paramount Pictures in 1958. She retired from acting in 1958 to start a family. Her son, Matthew, was born that year. Her second son, Ryan, was born in 1961 and her daughter, Holly, was born in 1967.

Beverly came back into show business in the early 1970s, first as a talent agent and later as a casting director. She founded Beverly Long & Associates in the 1980s and went on to win numerous awards for her casting, including a Clio.

Beverly was married to Robert Dorff from 1955 to 1971.

In addition to her son Matthew and daughter Holly, Beverly is survived by four grandchildren, Martina Dorff (born 1992), Jalen Harrington (born 1997), Samson Dorff (born 1998) and Hannah Schindler (born 1999).

Early Life

In the mid 2010 to 2014, Beverly Long longest them a grandmother only once a final last time.

Illness Death

May 8, 2014, Beverly Long is died from Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Make its last time forget a Beverly Long.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Girls in the Night	Mary	Uncredited
1955	Rebel Without a Cause	Helen
1957	Cavalcade of America	Dilly	1 episode
1957	The Green-Eyed Blonde	Ouisie
1958	As Young as We Are	Marge
2009	Super Capers	Marge	(final film role)

External links

• Beverly Long at IMDb