AKA Earl Kemp Long

Born: 26-Aug-1895
Birthplace: Winnfield, LA
Died: 5-Sep-1960
Location of death: Alexandria, LA [1]
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Buried, Earl K. Long Memorial Park, Winnfield, LA

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Three-time Governor of Louisiana

Father: Huey Pierce Long, Sr.
Mother: Caledonia Tison
Brother: George Shannon Long (Congressman from Louisiana, b. 1883, d. 1958 in office)
Brother: Huey Long (Governor of Louisiana, b. 1893, d. 1935)
Wife: Blanche B. Revere (b. 1902, m. 17-Aug-1932, d. 11-May-1998)
Girlfriend: Blaze Starr (stripper, extramarital affair ending 1960)

    University: Loyola University

    Governor of Louisiana (8-May-1956 to 10-May-1960)
    Governor of Louisiana (11-May-1948 to 13-May-1952)
    Governor of Louisiana (26-Jun-1939 to 14-May-1940)
    Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1936-39)
    Heart Attack while chasing a hog up a hill (1950)
    Nervous Breakdown (31-May-1959)
    Competency Hearing Galveston, TX (2-Jun-1959)
    Psychiatric Observation John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, TX (2-Jun-1959), 18 days
    Competency Hearing Galveston, TX (16-Jun-1959)
    Institutionalized Oschner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA (19-Jun-1959)
    Institutionalized Southeast Louisiana Mental Hospital, Mandeville, LA (1959)
    Heart Attack (5-Sep-1960)
    Risk Factors: Schizophrenia, Smoking, Bipolar Disorder

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