Huey Long

Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), known as "The Kingfish," was an American politician of the Democratic Party; he was governor of Louisiana (1928–1932), Senator (1932–1935) and a presidential hopeful before his assassination. He was a populist whose controversial governing style brought allegations of dictatorial tendencies quite unprecedented in modern American politics.

In culture

The character of Buzz Windrip who in Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel It Can't Happen Here becomes US President ("The Chief") on a strongly populist platform that quickly turns into home-grown American fascism was speculated to have been based on either Long or Gerald B. Winrod. The book 1946 All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, charting the corruption of a politician, Willie Stark, is clearly based on Long. The book was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 1949, and a 2005 remake is also set to be released.

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Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here - Gerald B. Winrod - All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren - 2005 remake

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Huey Long by T. (Thomas) Harry Williams won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Huey P. Long was also the subject of an early documentary film by Ken Burns, who went on to direct epic documentaries about jazz, baseball, and the American Civil War. Long's career is the subject of the biographical song "Kingfish" by Randy Newman on his 1974 album, Good Old Boys. The album also features a cover of Long's campaign song, "Every Man a King", which Long himself co-wrote; Long is also said to have helped compose the LSU marching band pregame song.

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Huey Long - 1970 - Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography - Documentary film - Ken Burns - Jazz - Baseball - American Civil War - Randy Newman - Good Old Boys - Every Man a King - LSU

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Disney comic strip artist and creator of the Huey, Dewey and Louie ducklings, Al Taliaferro, named Huey after Huey Long.

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Comic strip - Huey, Dewey and Louie - Al Taliaferro

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Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party and also born in Lousiana, was named by his father after Huey Long.

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Huey P. Newton - Black Panther Party

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The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977) and Kingfish (1995) are two made-for-TV docu-dramas about Long.

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1977 - 1995 - Docu-drama

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In the Timeline-191 series's American Empire subtrilogy, Louisiana is a somewhat Soviet-like Dictatorship run by Huey Long, with prison camps.

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Timeline-191 - American Empire

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