| Born | June 27, 1918 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died | January 15, 2008 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Franz |
Adele Longmire (June 27, 1918 - January 15, 2008)[1] was an American actress.
'When We Were Young'is a song recorded byAdele, taken from her third studio album,25. The song was written by Adele withTobias Jesso Jr., and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid.3 It appears as the fourth track on the album. 'When We Were Young' is a soul ballad, with lyrics that talk about reminiscing on past memories with a loved one. Upon release, the song received critical acclaim. Adele goes undercover and enters an Adele impersonator competition. The moment she starts singing, everyone knows. (youtube.com) Bonus: more amazingness: Korean girl impressively covering Adele 'He.
Early years[edit]
Longmire was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] She began acting when she had small parts in productions[2] at St. Joseph's Academy convent school there. Following graduation,[3] Longmire worked as a stenographer[4] and acted with Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre,[3] a Little Theatre in New Orleans.[5]
Considered for role of Scarlett O'Hara[edit]
While she was with the Vieux Carré theater, Longmire attracted the attention of the people responsible for casting parts in Gone with the Wind. Turning away from using open auditions, they felt that they might have more success with Little Theater groups and drama departments at colleges and universities. Longmire, 'more than any other amateur actress they met, made them think of Scarlett O'Hara.'[5] In February 1937, Selznick International Pictures announced that Longmire and three other Southern young women had been asked to take screen tests.[6] Talent scout Kay Brown headed the effort to sign Longmire, whom she and others in the group called the 'Creole Girl'. In April 1937, director George Cukor interrupted a cross-country train trip to stop in New Orleans to interview Longmire. Although he thought that she was not right for casting as Scarlett, he saw 'intensity and real acting talent' in her and wanted producer David O. Selznick to sign her.[5] Brown sought to have Longmire make a screen test in Los Angeles or New York, but her parents rejected the offer, which included paying all expenses for Longmire and her mother. Their main objection was the long-term nature of the contract that was being proposed. Additionally, Longmire was more interested in performing on stage than on film, even after Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also showed interest in her.[5]
Career[edit]
| Born | June 27, 1918 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Died | January 15, 2008 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Franz |
Adele Longmire (June 27, 1918 - January 15, 2008)[1] was an American actress.
'When We Were Young'is a song recorded byAdele, taken from her third studio album,25. The song was written by Adele withTobias Jesso Jr., and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid.3 It appears as the fourth track on the album. 'When We Were Young' is a soul ballad, with lyrics that talk about reminiscing on past memories with a loved one. Upon release, the song received critical acclaim. Adele goes undercover and enters an Adele impersonator competition. The moment she starts singing, everyone knows. (youtube.com) Bonus: more amazingness: Korean girl impressively covering Adele 'He.
Early years[edit]
Longmire was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] She began acting when she had small parts in productions[2] at St. Joseph's Academy convent school there. Following graduation,[3] Longmire worked as a stenographer[4] and acted with Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre,[3] a Little Theatre in New Orleans.[5]
Considered for role of Scarlett O'Hara[edit]
While she was with the Vieux Carré theater, Longmire attracted the attention of the people responsible for casting parts in Gone with the Wind. Turning away from using open auditions, they felt that they might have more success with Little Theater groups and drama departments at colleges and universities. Longmire, 'more than any other amateur actress they met, made them think of Scarlett O'Hara.'[5] In February 1937, Selznick International Pictures announced that Longmire and three other Southern young women had been asked to take screen tests.[6] Talent scout Kay Brown headed the effort to sign Longmire, whom she and others in the group called the 'Creole Girl'. In April 1937, director George Cukor interrupted a cross-country train trip to stop in New Orleans to interview Longmire. Although he thought that she was not right for casting as Scarlett, he saw 'intensity and real acting talent' in her and wanted producer David O. Selznick to sign her.[5] Brown sought to have Longmire make a screen test in Los Angeles or New York, but her parents rejected the offer, which included paying all expenses for Longmire and her mother. Their main objection was the long-term nature of the contract that was being proposed. Additionally, Longmire was more interested in performing on stage than on film, even after Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also showed interest in her.[5]
Career[edit]
Leaving New Orleans, Longmire ventured to New York. Unable to find work as an actress, she became an usher in a theater.[2] A tryout with the American Theater Council in February 1937 resulted in interviews with two producers for parts in projected productions, but neither project made it to Broadway.[3] She played a neighbor in a production of the new play Eye on the Sparrow in the Plymouth Theatre in Boston in April 1938.[7]
In the summer of 1938, she performed in Ruy Blas in the Central City Play Festival in Colorado,[5] where director Elmer Rice saw her and left word for her to contact him in New York. After she returned to New York, Rice introduced her to Robert E. Sherwood, and they cast her as Ann Rutledge in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938).[2] After that Broadway debut, Longmire portrayed Dolly in Two On An Island (1940), Deirdre Drake in Old Acquaintance (1940), Mary in Nine Girls (1943), and Kitty in Outrageous Fortune (1943) in other Broadway productions.[8] Longmire's other stage performances included starring in Dream Girl in summer theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in August 1948.[9]
Longmire signed a long-term contract with Warner Bros. in 1941, with the studio planning to have her re-create her role in Old Acquaintance in the film adaptation of that play.[10] On film, Longmire was a member of the cast of Bullet Scars (1942) and played Mabel in People Will Talk (1951), Lieutenant Jane in Battle Circus (1952), and Carmelina in The Turning Point (1952).[1]
During World War II, Longmire entertained for the United Service Organizations (USO). In 1945, she made a trailer film, Meet A Girl Who's Been There, to promote fundraising activities for the Community, USO, and War Fund. She made personal appearances in some theaters to boost the message of the film.[11]
Television programs on which Longmire appeared included I Love Lucy, The Lone Ranger,[12]Cavalcade of America,[13] and Robert Montgomery Presents.[14]
Longmire wrote Forever Is Now, a play about a USO troupe behind Italian lines during World War II.[15] The comedy debuted on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on September 24, 1945.[16]
Late in her career, Longmire was a literary agent.[5]
Personal life and death[edit]
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Longmire was married to actor Arthur Franz.[17] On January 15, 2008, she died in Taos, New Mexico, aged 89.[1]
References[edit]
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- ^ abc'Louisiana Girl Acts a Legend'. The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. March 12, 1939. p. Section 2, page 4. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ abc'Here Is Adele Longmire'. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. p. 34. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Lindeman, Edith (February 23, 1937). 'The Virginia Reel'. The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ abcdefWilson, Steve (September 2014). The Making of Gone With The Wind. University of Texas Press. p. 17. ISBN978-0-292-76126-1. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^'Feminine Lead Sought For 'Gone With Wind' (sic)'. The Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. February 6, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'The Stage'. The Boston Globe. April 18, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Adele Longmire'. Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^''Dream Girl' for Santa Fe Show'. Albuquerque Journal. August 15, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Adele Longmire Signed By Hollywood at Last'. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 3, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'USO Movie Girl Appears Friday For Fund Talks'. Record-Journal. Connecticut, Meriden. October 3, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Wollstein, Hans J. 'Adele Longmire'. AllMovie. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^'Monday May 24'(PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 6 (21): 6. May 24, 1954. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^'Monday April 5'(PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 6 (14): 6. April 5, 1954. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^'Week's Openings'. The Boston Globe. September 16, 1945. p. 82. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^''Forever Is Now' to open Sept. 24'. The New York Times. August 13, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^''The Turning Point''. Photoplay. 42 (6): 19. December 1952. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
Adele doesn't 'remember' much from the period in which she created '21'.
The 'Set Fire to the Rain' hitmaker has marked the 10th anniversary of her seminal second studio album, and confessed that her memory of making the record and how she felt at the time is blurry.
She captioned the artwork on Instagram: 'Well I never! Happy 10 years old friend! It's crazy how little I remember of what it was like and how I felt a decade ago. But Thank You from the bottom of my heart for letting us into your lives and letting me be a soundtrack to some of it x (sic)'
The 2011 LP - which featured hit singles such as 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Someone Like You' - was written after the 32-year-old singer's separation from her then-partner.
Adele is rumored to be releasing her hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2015's '25' next month.
And the 'Skyfall' hitmaker has once again poured her 'heart and soul' into the new record and found music 'like therapy' after the end of her marriage to Simon Konecki in 2019.
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A source said previously: 'Adele is pouring her heart and soul into this record, including how she feels post-divorce
'She's been a fan of Raphael since she was a teenager and loves his back catalog. She wants her next album to be full of soul, with a more eclectic sound.'
The Grammy-winner's close pal, Alan Carr, recently teased that the album sounds 'so amazing'.
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The 44-year-old comedian - who got Adele to officiate his Los Angeles wedding to Paul Drayton in 2018 - spilled: 'I've heard some tracks on it.
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'Oh my gosh, it's so amazing. It's so amazing.
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'I said to her, I said, ‘That voice is like an old friend.' It's like an old friend. Because there are some people [on] the charts who sound a bit like Adele and you go, ‘Oh they sound [like] Adele,' and then when you hear Adele's voice again you go, ‘Oh no, there's only one. There's only one Adele.''
