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Joan Leslie
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American actress (1925-2015)
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Joan Leslie, born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel on 26 January 1925 in Detroit, was an American actor who worked under the name Joan Leslie. She was employed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and worked in the Western genre, active from 1934 to 1991. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and had two children.
Leslie died on 12 October 2015 in Los Angeles and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
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…
Known for
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self2009
- Hollywood Gangster — Self2008
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film — Self2008
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History — Self2008
- Sergeant York: Of God and Country2006
- Hollywood Helps the Cause — Self2006
- Curtains for Roy Earle — Self2003
- Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero — Self1998
- Inside the Dream Factory — Self1995
- James Cagney: Top of the World — Self1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel , ( 1925-01-26 ) January 26, 1925, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Died
- October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) (aged 90), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress, vaudevillian
- Years active
- 1934–1991
- Known for
- High Sierra Sergeant York Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Spouse
- William G. Caldwell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; died 2000 )
- Relatives
- Betty Brodel (sister)
- Awards
- Golden Boot Awards , 2006 Lifetime Achievement , Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Joan Leslie by Elmer Fryer.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Joan Leslie
- date of birth
- 1925-01-26
- date of death
- 2015-10-12
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- Joan Leslie
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- end of work period
- 1991-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel
- pseudonym
- Joan Leslie
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Encyclopedic overview
Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress and vaudevillian, who during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in films such as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941) and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
Early life
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