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Joan Leslie
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-01-26,Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian who, during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel was born on January 26, 1925, in Highland Park, Michigan, the youngest child of John and Agnes Brodel. At 15, Leslie had her first significant role as the crippled girl in High Sierra (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. The same year she played in Sergeant York as York's fiancée. Leslie had a supporting role in The Male Animal (1942) as Olivia de Havilland's younger sister. In Yankee Doodle Dandy (also 1942) she portrayed George M. Cohan's girlfriend/wife. By now, Leslie had become a star whose on-screen image was described as "sweet innocence without seeming too sugary." Leslie was in four motion pictures released during 1943: The Hard Way, starring Ida Lupino and Dennis Morgan; The Sky's the Limit (1943), starring with Fred Astaire; the wartime film This Is the Army (1943) with Ronald Reagan; and finally Thank Your Lucky Stars. During World War II, she was a regular volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen, where she danced with servicemen and signed hundreds of autographs. She was featured with Robert Hutton, among many others, in the Warner Bros. film Hollywood Canteen (1944). In 1946 Leslie's career took a dive when she took Warner Brothers to court in order to get released from her contract based on moral and religious grounds because of the parts they kept giving her. She wanted more serious and mature roles. In 1947, the Catholic Theatre Guild gave Leslie an award because of her "consistent refusal to use her talents and art in film productions of objectionable character." As a result of this, Jack Warner used his influence to blacklist her from other major Hollywood studios. From this point on Leslie had a more irregular film career. In 1947, she signed a two-picture contract with the poverty row studio Eagle-Lion Films. The first one was Repeat Performance (1947), a film noir. The other was Northwest Stampede (1948) in which she performed with James Craig. In 1952, she signed a short-term deal with Republic Pictures. One of the films she made for Republic was Flight Nurse (1953). Her last film was The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956). However, she continued making sporadic appearances in television shows while her children were at school. She retired from acting in 1991, after appearing in the TV film Fire in the Dark. Leslie died on October 12, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. She was 90. Her survivors include her two children and one sister, Betty. On October 8, 1960, Joan Leslie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street. In 1999, she was one of the 250 actresses nominated for the American Film Institute's selection of the 25 greatest female screen legends to have debuted before 1950. On August 12, 2006, she received a Golden Boot Award for her contributions to Western television shows and movies.

Filmography

Yankee Doodle Dandy

7

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942-05-29

Curtains for Roy Earle

0

Curtains for Roy Earle
2003-11-03

7

High Sierra
1941-01-23

Repeat Performance

6.1

Repeat Performance
1947-05-22

6.6

The Hard Way
1943-01-13

Hollywood Gangster

0

Hollywood Gangster
2008-12-27

Man in the Saddle

6.5

Man in the Saddle
1951-12-02

5.8

Born to Be Bad
1950-09-28

Rhapsody in Blue

6.4

Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27

Thank Your Lucky Stars

6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25

The Sky's the Limit

6.1

The Sky's the Limit
1943-07-13

This Is the Army

5.7

This Is the Army
1943-08-14

7.212

Sergeant York
1941-09-27

Hollywood Canteen

7.3

Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15

Showbiz Goes to War

10

Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31

The Male Animal

4.1

The Male Animal
1942-03-12

The Wagons Roll at Night

6.3

The Wagons Roll at Night
1941-04-25

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

6.4

The Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956-05-11

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

6.9

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008-10-21

Woman They Almost Lynched

6.2

Woman They Almost Lynched
1953-03-20

The Great Mr. Nobody

5.3

The Great Mr. Nobody
1941-02-15

4.6

Jubilee Trail
1954-05-15

6.7

Hellgate
1952-09-04

Toughest Man in Arizona

0

Toughest Man in Arizona
1952-10-10

Janie Gets Married

6

Janie Gets Married
1946-06-22

Thieves Fall Out

5.5

Thieves Fall Out
1941-05-03

6

Men with Wings
1938-07-16

5.5

High School
1940-01-26

Two Guys from Milwaukee

4.8

Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946-07-26

5.5

Flight Nurse
1953-11-15

Cinderella Jones

3.3

Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

5

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941-09-20

Alice in Movieland

6.3

Alice in Movieland
1940-03-03

6

Laddie
1940-01-18

Northwest Stampede

2

Northwest Stampede
1948-07-28

0

The Keegans
1976-05-03

Two Thoroughbreds

2

Two Thoroughbreds
1939-12-08

6.5

Susan and God
1940-06-07

4.7

Star Dust
1940-04-06

Nancy Drew... Reporter

6.2

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18

7.052

Love Affair
1939-04-07

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

4.7

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950-06-29

James Cagney: Top of the World

10

James Cagney: Top of the World
1992-07-05

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

4.4

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951-03-25

Too Young to Know

0

Too Young to Know
1945-12-01

5

Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15

Foreign Correspondent

7

Foreign Correspondent
1940-08-16

Winter Carnival

6

Winter Carnival
1939-07-28

7

Camille
1936-12-26

6

Charley Hannah
1986-04-05

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

0

Sergeant York: Of God and Country
2006-11-07

I Am an American

5.3

I Am an American
1944-12-23

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

7

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008-10-14

Turn Back the Clock

4.5

Turn Back the Clock
1989-11-20

The Voice That Thrilled the World

5.3

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943-10-16

Stars on Horseback

0

Stars on Horseback
1943-04-23

So You Want to Be in Pictures

5.8

So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947-06-07

Young as You Feel

0

Young as You Feel
1940-02-16

Fire in the Dark

0

Fire in the Dark
1991-07-01

Parade of Aquatic Champions

1

Parade of Aquatic Champions
1945-07-22

Where Do We Go from Here?

5.3

Where Do We Go from Here?
1945-05-23

Inside the Dream Factory

6

Inside the Dream Factory
1995-11-01

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

0

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998-03-17

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009-01-01

Murder, She Wrote

7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

Charlie's Angels

6.646

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7.1

Police Story
1973-03-20

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour

4.2

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

6.4

Branded
1965-01-24

6

Shades of L.A.
1990-10-10