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Joan Leslie
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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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Note:   Joan Leslie was a volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen
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