Joan Leslie
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Joan Leslie | ||
Leslie in Too Young to Know (1945) | ||
Background information | ||
Born as: | Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel | |
Born | Jan 26, 1925 Highland Park, Michigan, U.S. | |
Died | Oct 12, 2015 - age 89 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Spouse(s): | Dr. William G. Caldwell (1950 - 2000) died | |
Children: | 2 | |
Occupation: | Actress, vaudevillian | |
Years active: | 1934–1991 | |
Awards: | Golden Boot Awards 2006 Lifetime Achievement Hollywood Walk of Fame 1560 Vine Street |
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Mini Biography
Joan Leslie (birth name Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel) (born ✦26 January 1925, Detroit, Michigan) and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She was married to Dr. William Caldwell (✦17 March 1950 - †5 April 2000 (his death)). She quit her acting career to raise her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. Both daughters are now Doctors teaching at Universities.
- Trivia
- Performed under her real name, debuted in "Camille" (1936), (as Joan Brodel)
- Adopting "Joan Leslie" for "High Sierra" (1941).
- Her sister, Mary Brodel, had a short career in the 1940s, as did her other sister, Betty Brodel.
- Mentioned in the Andrew Sister's Song: "Corns for My Country": "We're not petite like Joan Leslie". (Leslie was 5' 4")
- Leslie (as Joan Manion} was Fred Astair's dance partner "Sky's the Limit" (1943)
- Joan Leslie appeared in YANK magazine on 28 September 1945
Filmography
- For a complete filmography, see [ Joan Leslie ] at the Internet Movie Database
- Wikipedia article: Joan Leslie
Note: Joan Leslie was a volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen |
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