Joan Leslie

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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...

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Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976Simon & SimonSeries • 1981The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977Police StorySeries • 1973The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955BrandedSeries • 1965Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Foreign CorrespondentMovie • 1940Sergeant YorkMovie • 1941CamilleMovie • 1936High SierraMovie • 1941Yankee Doodle DandyMovie • 1942Born to Be BadMovie • 1950The Revolt of Mamie StoverMovie • 1956Repeat PerformanceMovie • 1947Man in the SaddleMovie • 1951This Is the ArmyMovie • 1943Woman They Almost LynchedMovie • 1953Love AffairMovie • 1939The Sky's the LimitMovie • 1943Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie • 1943The Hard WayMovie • 1943Nancy Drew... ReporterMovie • 1939