Sarah Long (18 March 1938 – 23 November 1987) was an English actress and television presenter. Born in London, she is best remembered for her long run as a presenter on the

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children's television series '' Play School'' from September 1971 until May 1986. On stage, as a young actress, her first West End success came as Anne Callifer in

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's ''

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''; she also portrayed another Anne in ''

The Diary of Anne Frank ''The Diary of a Young Girl'', also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherl ...

''."Obituaries: Sarah Long", ''

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'' (London), Thursday 21 January 1988. She also appeared in films and television, notably as Evelyn Harrington in '' Village of the Damned'' (1960) and as the young Queen Mary in the film adaptation of ''

Henry VIII and his Six Wives ''Henry VIII and His Six Wives'' is a 1972 British historical film adaptation, directed by Waris Hussein, of the BBC 1970 six-part miniseries '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII''. Keith Michell, who plays Henry VIII in the TV series, also portrays ...

'' (1972). She was married to the television actor Peter Baldwin, and they had two children. She died in London of cancer on 23 November 1987, at the age of 49.

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* 1938 births 1987 deaths English film actresses English television presenters Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses English television actresses Deaths from cancer in England BBC television presenters {{UK-actor-stub