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* Performed under her real name, debuted in ''Camille | * Performed under her real name, debuted in ''Camille'' (1936), (as Joan Brodel) | ||
* Adopting "Joan Leslie" for ''High Sierra | * 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. | * 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 | * 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 | * Leslie (as Joan Manion} was Fred Astair's dance partner ''Sky's the Limit'' (1943) | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Joan Leslie Gallery"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Joan Leslie Gallery"> | ||
image:JoanLeslie-28sep45.jpg|Yank Magazine<br>28 Sep 45 | image:JoanLeslie-28sep45.jpg|Yank Magazine<br>28 Sep 45 | ||
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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 - at 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 Gallery
Yank Magazine
28 Sep 45
- 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
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Note: Joan Leslie was a volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen |
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