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to sign her. Brown sought to have
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Orleans, Longmire ventured to New York. Unable to find work as an actress, she became an usherette in a theater. 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
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Orleans, Louisiana. She began acting when she had small parts in productions at St. Joseph's Academy convent school there. Following graduation, Longmire worked as a stenographer and acted with
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to promote fundraising activities for the
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