Joan Leslie

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 Gallery
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  Yank Magazine
  28 Sep 45

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• 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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