Spoiler : She's been in so many movies & very good, but all time favorite was "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I watch every 4th & July & whenever it's on, she was so good with the great James Cagney.

Spoiler : Pretty lady

Spoiler : Joan Leslie (Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel) Born Detroit, Michigan, January 26, 1925 Died Los Angeles, California, October 12, 2015 Age 90 Former child vaudevillian who went into movies as a child entertainment veteran. On radio she was heard on Screen Guild, Kraft Music Hall, Command Performance, and Family Theater. Married to Dr. William G. Caldwell, an obstetrician, in 1950 until his death in 2000. They had twin daughters who both became successful teachers.

Spoiler : Remarkable how young she was when she made her biggest films. At the time of "High Sierra", "Hard Way" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy", she was a fresh teenager. About 16-18 years of age. In "Thank Your Lucky Stars", she has a scene with her older sister, Mary Brodel. I recall department store windows trumpeting her clothing line in the mid-60s. It was a fun, classy line.

Spoiler : It is always amazing to me that she was an "adult" leading lady at such a young age. "High Sierra", "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Hard Way" were all made by the time she was 18!

Spoiler : JOAN LESLIE (1925 ~ 2015) Leslie starred in many classic Warner Bros. films during the 1940s, such as "High Sierra" (1941) with Humphrey Bogart, "Sergeant York" (41) with Gary Cooper, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (42) with James Cagney and "The Sky's The Limit" (43) with Fred Astaire. She had a nice singing voice and could dance, so Warners alternated her between musicals and dramas. She was a popular star with servicemen during World War II and played herself in the all-star musical "Hollywood Canteen" (44). Other films included: "The Male Animal" (42), "The Hard Way" (43), "This Is The Army" (43), "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (43), "Where Do We Go From Here?" (45), "Rhapsody In Blue" (45), "Cinderella Jones" (46), "Two Guys From Milwaukee" (46), "Repeat Performance" (47), "Northwest Stampede" (48), "Born To Be Bad" (50), "Woman They Almost Lynched" (53) and "Flight Nurse" (53). Joan passed in 2015 at age 90.

Spoiler : She was delightful, saw most of her films.

Spoiler : Joan Leslie was born in Detroit and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She married Dr. William Caldwell in 1950. She quit her acting career to raise her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. Both daughters are now Doctors teaching at universities.

Spoiler : Joan Leslie Happy Heavenly Birthday.(26 Jan 1925 - 12 Oct 2015) was an American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian who. during the Hollywood Golden Age in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York and Yankee Doodle Dandy.