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29-568: Longenecker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bob Longenecker (1909–2002), American talent agent and television producer Herbert E. Longenecker (1912-2010), eleventh president of Tulane University Joel Minnick Longenecker (1847–1906), American statesman John Longenecker (born 1947), American film producer Richard Longenecker , New Testament scholar G. William (Bill) Longenecker , (1899-1969), American landscape architect and academic George W Longenecker, Founder of

58-586: A family cabin in the mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, California . In 1967, she was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame . In 1977, Hussey and her husband moved from their Brentwood family home to Rancho Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California . Her husband died in 2002 shortly after their 60th wedding anniversary. Her son John Longenecker worked as a cinematographer and film director. He won an Academy Award for producing

87-418: A family friend, William O'Rourke, who had worked at the family's mail-order silver enterprise. She had an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Betty. After obtaining her early education at Providence's public schools, Hussey studied art at Pembroke College and graduated in 1936. She did not win roles for any of the plays for which she had auditioned at Pembroke. She received a degree in theatre from

116-475: A friend to audition for acting roles at the Providence Playhouse, but the theater director rejected her, saying that the roles were cast only out of New York City. Later that week, she traveled to New York, and on her first day there, she signed with a talent agent who booked her for a role in a play starting the next day back at the Providence Playhouse. In New York, she also worked for a time as

145-530: A member of the gang that attacked the rich kid's father, and identifies him to Officer Mulligan. Spit exonerates himself by informing the police that the man was cut by Tommy, who has returned to say goodbye to Drina before running away. Meanwhile, Kay approaches Dave, asking him to go away with her, using the reward money that he is owed for killing Martin. Dave refuses, and Kay returns to the man whom she does not love, but can provide her with financial security. Tommy hears of Spit's betrayal, and tries to give him

174-604: A model. She then landed a number of stage roles with touring companies. While touring the country in 1937 for Dead End , Hussey was spotted on opening night at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles by MGM talent scout Billy Grady. MGM signed her to a contract and she made her film debut later that year. She quickly became a leading lady in MGM's "B" unit, usually playing sophisticated, worldly roles. Hussey's breakout role

203-600: Is interred at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California. Dead End (1937 film) In the slums of New York, on the East River just below the Queensboro Bridge , wealthy people live in opulent and luxurious apartments because of the picturesque views of the river, while the destitute and poor live nearby in crowded, cockroach-infested tenements . At the end of

232-405: Is now a prostitute and dismisses her with a few twenties pulled from a wad of cash. Despondent over the failed visit, he decides to kidnap the rich child for ransom to make the trip back worthwhile. Dave sees Martin and his accomplices planning the kidnapping, and again warns him to leave. Martin knifes him, and Hunk pushes him into the river. Managing to pull himself out of the river, Dave pursues

261-524: The University of Michigan and worked as an actress with a summer-stock company in Michigan for two seasons. She also attended Boston Business College. After working as an actress in summer stock, Hussey returned to Providence and served as a radio fashion commentator on a local station. She wrote the ad copy for a local clothing store and read it on the radio each afternoon. She was encouraged by

290-550: The "Dead End" Kids is on the brick wall in chalk behind the boys as they play cards. This wall and the inscription are shown in several scenes throughout the film. The graffiti reads: E 54th Place Gang Member Only. Writing in The New York Times , Carter B. Horsley said of the River House: "Erected in 1931 when its area still teemed with tenements, it was mocked in the famous and popular 1936 movie, Dead End that

319-740: The Pulitzer Prize-winning play State of the Union . Her 1949 role in Goodbye, My Fancy on Broadway caused a Billboard reviewer to write: "Miss Hussey brings a splendid aliveness and warmth to the lovely congresswoman...." Hussey played Jean Arthur 's role of Miriam Starrett in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater presentation of Shane , playing alongside the film’s original stars Ladd and Heflin. In 1960, she costarred in The Facts of Life with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball . Hussey

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348-569: The West Virginia Botanic Garden Martha Longenecker References [ edit ] ^ "Appreciating George Longenecker" . West Virginia Botanic Garden . Spring 2018 . Retrieved April 29, 2024 . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Longenecker . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

377-430: The director William Wyler had to keep doing more takes. Finally, Wyler pulled McCrea aside, and he asked him what was wrong. McCrea, embarrassed to tell him, explained that Bogart kept spitting in his face when he was speaking, not exactly what Wyler was expecting to hear or to be the problem. Happens with actors more than you can imagine." The stage directions to the play indicate that Rockefeller Center can be seen in

406-591: The distance, which would place the location of the pier around 50th Street in Manhattan. In the movie, the location is made more definite as 53rd Street, adjoining a luxury building that is obviously the River House , which was and is at that location. The actual Dead End was the corner of East 53rd Street and the East River. Sutton Place South runs north from East 53rd Street at that corner. The producers of

435-423: The gangster, but he turned it down, saying the part was too unsympathetic. Dead End was filmed from May 4 through mid-July 1937 on a single enormous set. Robert Osborne , film historian, stated that Joel McCrea had a tough time working with Humphrey Bogart, especially during the scene "on the rooftop, guns ready, and standing very close to each other. During the filming of that scene, McCrea kept flinching, and

464-435: The hoodlums, knocking out Hunk and chasing Martin on the rooftops before cornering him on a fire escape. Amid a hail of bullets, he manages to mortally wound Martin, who falls onto the street below. While on the ground, Martin engages oncoming police officers in a firefight, shooting a couple before they open fire and kill him. As the police and a crowd of people gather around Martin's body, the doorman recognizes Spit as being

493-401: The kids lure Philip, a rich kid from the apartments, into a cellar, where they beat and rob him. When the boy's father tries to intervene, Tommy winds up stabbing him in the arm. He escapes the police and goes into hiding. Martin is subsequently rejected by his mother, who denounces him as a murderer, and repulsed by his ex-girlfriend, Francey, who says she is tired and "sick". He realizes she

522-513: The live-action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970). Hussey was also active in Catholic charities , was noted for painting in watercolors and was a lifelong Democrat although she voted for Republican Thomas Dewey in 1944 and for Hollywood friend and former costar Ronald Reagan in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections. Hussey died on April 19, 2005 at the age of 93 from complications from an appendectomy . She

551-524: The mark of the "squealer", which is a knife wound across the cheek. Before he can do so, Dave intervenes, and Drina and he convince Tommy to surrender to the police. Dave then offers to use his reward money to pay for Tommy's defense. As Drina, Dave, and Tommy leave with Mulligan, the rest of the Dead End Kids meander off into the night, singing "If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly". Goldwyn wanted George Raft to play

580-482: The newcomer and takes his pocket change. However, Tommy eventually lets Milty join the gang, and he turns out to be both a loyal and generous friend. Tommy's sister, Drina, dreams of marrying some dashing, rich stranger, who will save Tommy and her from this miserable life of poverty, and help prevent Tommy from growing up to be a mobster like Hugh "Baby Face" Martin, who has returned to the neighborhood to visit his mother and childhood girlfriend. Dave Connell, raised on

609-405: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longenecker&oldid=1223482361 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bob Longenecker Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005)

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638-525: The play and movie made a painstaking effort to recreate that very area in the stage scenery. The River House at the end of East 53rd Street closely resembles the Griswalds' house in the play and movie. One can find traces of some of the locales in Dead End in that area, however, the pier and tenements are gone and the Dead End is now part of Sutton Place Park and Exit 11 of FDR Drive. The official name of

667-419: The same street as Martin, recognizes him and warns him to stay away, but Martin contemptuously ignores him. Dave, a frustrated architect who currently works odd jobs, is Drina's childhood friend. He is having an affair with a rich man's mistress, Kay Burton. Although Dave and Kay love each other, they know they cannot be together because Dave cannot provide Kay with the kind of lifestyle she desires. Meanwhile,

696-433: The street is a dock on the East River; to the left are the luxury apartments, and to the right are the slums. The Dead End Kids, led by Tommy Gordon, are a gang of street urchins who are already well on the path to a life of petty crime. Members of the gang besides Tommy include Dippy, Angel, Spit, T.B., and Milty, the new kid on the block in search of friends. Spit is a bit malicious with a cruel streak, and initially bullies

725-458: Was Lillian Hellman's adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's play." Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a good review, characterizing it as "one of the best pictures of the year". While voicing mild complaints that the film "gives too melodramatic a tone", Greene lavished praise on the "fine flexible direction" and the acting of Humphrey Bogart for which Greene called "the finest performance Bogart has ever given". Dead End

754-419: Was also active in early television drama. On August 9, 1942, Hussey married talent agent and radio producer C. Robert "Bob" Longenecker (1909–2002) at Mission San Antonio de Pala in north San Diego County, California. They raised three children: George Longenecker, John Longenecker and Mary Elizabeth Hendrix. Following the birth of her children, Hussey focused on family activities and in 1964, she designed

783-619: Was an American actress best known for her Academy Award -nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story . Hussey was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 30, 1911. She was later known as Ruth Carol O'Rourke , her stepfather's surname. Her father, George R. Hussey, died of the Spanish flu in 1918 when she was seven years old. Ten years later, her mother, Julia Corbett Hussey, married

812-982: Was as Elizabeth Imbrie, the cynical magazine photographer in The Philadelphia Story (1940), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . In 1941, theater exhibitors voted her the third-most-popular new star in Hollywood. Hussey also worked with Robert Taylor in Flight Command (1940), Robert Young in Northwest Passage (1940) and H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Van Heflin in Tennessee Johnson (1942), Ray Milland in The Uninvited (1944) and Alan Ladd in The Great Gatsby (1949). In 1946, Hussey starred on Broadway in

841-746: Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture , Best Art Direction ( Richard Day ), Academy Award for Best Cinematography ( Gregg Toland ) and Best Supporting Actress ( Claire Trevor ). In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Gangster Films list . The group of young actors from New York City who appeared in Sidney Kingsley 's Broadway play Dead End in 1935 had been brought to Hollywood by producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear in this film version. They proved to be so popular as

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