Huey Long
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Character Information
Gender:
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Male ♂
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Status:
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Deceased
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Alias(es):
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The Kingfish
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Hair:
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White
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Occupation:
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Politician
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First appearance:
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"The Mansion Family"
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Huey Long was the Governor of Louisiana and then U.S. Senator during the Great Depression. In 1935 he was fatally shot at the Louisana State Capital in Baton Rouge.
History
"I'm the King Around Here!" scene
On September 8, 1935 at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge Cornelius Chapman once took a bullet for Huey Long. Unfortunately, Long had already been hit by five bullets, with Chapman taking the sixth bullet of the volley.[1]
On the "Movie Day" Bart's class watch A Streetcar Named Desire, more specifically the "I'm the King Around Here" scene where Stanley Kowalski is referencing Hugh Long's slogan Every Man a King.[2]
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