Louis Edmonds

Between 1887-1969 Longwood Plantation (established circa 1785), south of Baton Rouge, on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, was owned by the Gianelloni family of Placquemine, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Sabin J. Gianelloni, Jr., and his wife, bought the plantation from his father (Sr), in the 1890's. The plantation was a working sugar production farm and mill for almost 200 years, before and after the Civil War. I've found no connection to the Edmonds family as owners of this significant property, although it is possible that one or both of his parents worked, and possibly lived there, for the Gianeloni sugar mill.

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he studied at Louisiana State University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During WWII, he served in the Navy. His career was started in New York, acting in regional and Off-Broadway Theatre until his Broadway debut in the musical, "Candide" in 1956. Edmonds stage role in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his work on the accompanying album led him to television roles. He is survived by his brother, Walter, Jr. of Baton Rouge.

His family home, a sprawling southern plantation called "Longwood", near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is located near an estate called "Oak Alley", which was featured in the Tom Cruise film Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). Coincidentally, Cruise was one of his favorite actors. Longwood was also the guest home of Clark Gable and Yvonne DeCarlo for their stay in Louisiana while filming Band of Angels.