Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1925-01-26
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As: Joan Brodel, Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel

Movies List of Joan Leslie

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 Movie
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High Sierra

1941 Movie
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Repeat Performance

1947 Movie
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The Hard Way

1943 Movie
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Hollywood Gangster

2008 Movie
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Man in the Saddle

1951 Movie
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Born to Be Bad

1950 Movie
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Rhapsody in Blue

1945 Movie
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The Sky's the Limit

1943 Movie
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This Is the Army

1943 Movie
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Sergeant York

1941 Movie
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Hollywood Canteen

1944 Movie
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Showbiz Goes to War

1982 Movie
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The Male Animal

1942 Movie
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The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 Movie
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Jubilee Trail

1954 Movie
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Hellgate

1952 Movie
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Janie Gets Married

1946 Movie
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Thieves Fall Out

1941 Movie
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Men with Wings

1938 Movie
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High School

1940 Movie
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Flight Nurse

1953 Movie
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Cinderella Jones

1946 Movie
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Alice in Movieland

1940 Movie
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Laddie

1940 Movie
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Northwest Stampede

1948 Movie
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The Keegans

1976 Movie
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Two Thoroughbreds

1939 Movie
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Susan and God

1940 Movie
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Star Dust

1940 Movie
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Love Affair

1939 Movie
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Too Young to Know

1945 Movie
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Hell's Outpost

1954 Movie
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Foreign Correspondent

1940 Movie
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Winter Carnival

1939 Movie
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Camille

1936 Movie
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Charley Hannah

1986 Movie
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I Am an American

1944 Movie
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Turn Back the Clock

1989 Movie
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Stars on Horseback

1943 Movie
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Young as You Feel

1940 Movie
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Fire in the Dark

1991 Movie