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Also known as Joan Leslie Caldwell, Joan Brodel

American actress (1925-2015)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Love & All That Sits in Its Place
  • My Blackness Rhymes with Joy

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Film & TV

Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Hong Kong
Active from
1956-09-12
Active to
2003-04-01
1970s1970s hong kong debut1980s1990s2000sactor

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Listeners
54
Total plays
169

Joan Leslie (born January 26, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American actress. Born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel in Detroit, Michigan, and is Roman Catholic.[1] Leslie began performing at the age of three as part of a vaudeville act with her two sisters. She began her Hollywood acting career while still a teenager, performing under her real name in several movies, beginning with her debut in the MGM movie Camille (1936) with Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. <a href="https://www.last.f

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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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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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