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| name        = Joan Leslie
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| image      = Joan Leslie 1946.jpg
| caption    = Leslie in ''Too Young to Know'' (1945)
| birthname  = Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel
| birthdate  = {{dob|1925|1|26}}
| birthplace = Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
| deathdate  = {{dod|2015|10|12|1925|1|26}}
| deathplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| spouse      = {{marriage|Dr. William G. Caldwell<br>|1950|2000|end=died}}
| children    = 2
| occupation  = Actress, vaudevillian
| yearsactive = 1934–1991
| awards      = [[Golden Boot Awards]]<br>2006 Lifetime Achievement <br>{{lc1|Hollywood Walk of Fame}}<br>[[Vine Street|1560 Vine Street]]
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== Mini Biography ==
== 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.
'''Joan Leslie''' (birth name Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel) (born {{star}}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 ({{star}}17 March 1950 - {{dag}}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.


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== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie 1946.jpg
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)

Filmography

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