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Loretta Long

American actress

Loretta Mae Long (néeMoore; born October 4, )[1] is an American actress. She played the character of Susan Robinson on Sesame Street from to Long is also a consultant and public speaker on issues of multiculturalism and education.

Career

Long earned her Ph.D. in urban education in from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst while she was starring on Sesame Street. She has acted in musicals (such as Guys and Dolls) and appeared on the Flip Wilson Show with other Sesame Street cast members during its first season.

Susan robinson denholm Starting in Season 34 , Susan would only appear in one or two episodes per season, excluding Season 42 when she was in four episodes, and the following season , when she didn't appear in any new material. Retrieved February 11, What's New. Starting in Season 29 , she would appear in only a few episodes per season, in part due to fewer shows being produced.

In the early years, she voiced a few female Muppet characters, including Suzetta Something, Roosevelt Franklin's mother, one of the Anything Muppet backup singers in "Mahna Mahna", and other Muppets where a female voice was needed. Long's character, Susan Robinson, is the only surviving non-puppeteer actor on Sesame Street from its first episode; Will Lee (Mr.

Hooper) died in , Matt Robinson (the original Gordon) left the show in and died in , and Bob McGrath (Bob) left the show in and died in [citation needed]

Before Sesame Street, Long served as co-host of the WNET program Soul! a weekly music, cultural, social and artistic PBS program, from its premier broadcast on September 12, (when she co-hosted with Alvin Poussaint, the black Harvard psychologist) through December 5, (when she co-hosted with then-future Soul! sole co-host Ellis Haizlip).

At the same time, Long also was a substitute teacher in New York City.[2] She continued to substitute-teach during her early days working for Sesame Street, occasionally causing confusion for students who had watched her on Sesame Street before coming to school and then saw her in their classroom later that same morning.[3]

Education

Long earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University in [4] Long commuted to the University of Massachusetts on her days off from Sesame Street to complete a Ph.D., awarded in Her dissertation, "'Sesame Street': A Space Age Approach to Education for Space Age Kids", examined the educational model used on Sesame Street.[citation needed]

Sesame Street

Long's main role on Sesame Street, until the character was phased out in , was Susan, wife of Gordon Robinson.

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At the beginning of the first season, her character was a housewife; afterwards, her role expanded to that of being a nurse as well as the mother of adopted son Miles. Long lent her voice to various other Muppet segments on Sesame Street, particularly during the early seasons. On the 8th episode of the first season (), she was the voice of the mother Muppet in the song "Five People in My Family."

Music

She recorded Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street (Scepter Records SPS) in , including the "ABC Song" and "If You're Happy and You Know It".[5] The album reached #86 on Billboard's Top LP's chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Recording for Children in , ultimately losing to another Sesame Street recording.[citation needed]

In , Long released a single under her own name on RCA Records called "Rainy Day Friend" with a B-side titled "July the 12th, ".[6]

Personal life

Long's father was a welder, and her mother was a cosmetics sales representative.

On February 10, , Long was struck by a car as she crossed Route near her home in East Windsor, New Jersey, suffering head injuries as a result. She was listed in fair condition following the accident and made a full recovery.[7][8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
– Sesame StreetSusan Robinson
Roosevelt Franklin's Mother
Suzetta Something
One of the Anything Muppet backup singers in "Mah Nà Mah Nà"
Mother in "Five People in My Family"
Various other Muppet characters

References

  1. ^"Loretta Long's Interview from Television Academy Interviews".

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  5. ^"Dr. Loretta Long". Linked In.

    Susan robinson vancouver wa: Scarvia B. References [ edit ]. Fan Central. At the same time, Long also was a substitute teacher in New York City.

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  6. ^ "Loretta's Biography". Archived from the original on March 4, Retrieved July 13,
  7. ^WMU News. "Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions / February 12, ". WMU News. Retrieved August 14,
  8. ^Discogs.

    Susan robinson penn state Retrieved February 11, History Talk 5. Susan appeared on Sesame Street starting with the earliest test programs in Even as human roles were slowly reduced over the years, their characters maintained a constant presence.

    "Loretta Long – Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved July 13,

  9. ^Discogs. "Loretta Long—Rainy-Day Friend / July the 12, (Vinyl)".

    Susan robinson steel magnolias Wikidata item. Wikiwand for Chrome. Roscoe Orman has garnered more screen time since season 35, playing Trash Gordon, the hero of a series of bedtime stories Oscar the Grouch reads to Slimey the Worm at the end of each episode. Article Talk.

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  10. ^Fair, Matt (February 11, ). "Actress hit by car recovering". The Times, Trenton. Retrieved February 11,
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    16. "East Windsor: Sesame Street actress hit by car on Route ", , February 11, ; accessed August 18,
    "East Windsor - A township resident and cast member of the iconic children’s television show Sesame Street was hospitalized Tuesday night with head and leg injuries after she was hit by car while crossing Route , according to township police.

    Loretta Long, 71, of Einstein Way, was taken to Capital Health Systems Fuld Campus in Trenton around p.m. after a car making a left turn from Dutch Neck Road onto Route struck her, police said."

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