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Sumner Arthur Long

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Composer 1921–1993

Sumner Arthur Long (31 March 1921 – 6 January 1993) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and author. He wrote the comedy play Never Too Late. A film adaptation was released in 1965. Long began writing for television in 1951, and wrote many episodes of Lassie, Father Knows Best, The Danny Thomas Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and The Donna Reed Show. He also wrote Waldo, an unsold television pilot that aired as an episode of the 1960 anthology series New Comedy Showcase.

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  • During this time Bock and Harnick made a small contribution to a show that became their most successful Broadway venture prior to Fiddler on the Roof . Indeed Sumner Arthur Long’s play Never Too Late , for which Bock and Harnick wrote the one and only one song, opened on November 27, 1962 and was still playing when Fiddler opened in Septe…ebooks/Lambert, Philip/B00590X4L8 EBOK - Philip Lambert.txt

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