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Avon Long (June 18, 1910 – February 15, 1984) was an American Broadway actor and singer.
Actor: The Sting. Avon Long was a featured singer and dancer in the Cotton Club in New York in 1934. Lena Horne credits him with bringing her out of the chorus line to a featured spot. In the 1940's, he won critical acclaim as "Sportin' Life" in the Broadway production of "Porgy and Bess".
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Feb 17, 1984 · Avon Long, who danced at the Cotton Club, sang in ''Porgy and Bess'' and acted in ''Roots: The Next Generations,'' died of cancer Wednesday at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
Actor: The Sting. Avon Long was a featured singer and dancer in the Cotton Club in New York in 1934. Lena Horne credits him with bringing her out of the chorus line to a featured spot. In the 1940's, he won critical acclaim as "Sportin' Life" in the Broadway production of "Porgy and Bess".
Joining Eddie Condon and his All Stars are comic Carl Reiner, singer Betty Brewer and singer/cancer Avon Long. Brewer does "Exactly Like You" and "Boy Next Door." Long does "There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York."
Avon Long is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes The Sting, Trading Places, Harry and Tonto, Roots: The Next Generations, Bye Bye Monkey, Finian's Rainbow, Romance on the High Seas, and Don't Play Us Cheap.
