Joan Leslie obit

Hollywood golden age ingénue Joan Leslie dies aged 90 in Los Angeles

She was not on the list.

Joan Leslie, 90, whose expressive almond eyes and innocent beauty made her one of the most popular film ingénues of the 1930s and 1940s, die

d in Los Angeles on Monday, her family announced in an obituary. No cause was given.

After signing with Warner Bros. at the age of 15, her first major role was in High Sierra as the disabled Velma opposite Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino.

In her 20-year career, the Detroit native performed in over 30 films. She romanced Gary Cooper in Sergeant York, danced with Fred Astaire in The Sky's the Limit, and sang with James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

After marrying physician William Caldwell in 1950, she put her movie career on hold to raise her twin daughters, Patrice and Ellen, and work for charity.

Ms. Leslie continued to take occasional acting roles on TV until retiring in 1991. Her husband died in 2000.

Complete filmography

    For TV movies, see the following section.

Year       Title       Role       Studio   Notes

1936      Signing Off          Joan Brodel                         Short film

Camille Marie Jeanette MGM    Uncredited

1938      Men with Wings               Patricia Falconer at age 11           Paramount          Uncredited

1939      Nancy Drew... Reporter Mayme, journalist student           Warner Bros.      Uncredited

Love Affair           Autograph seeker            RKO       Uncredited

Winter Carnival                 Betsy Phillips      Walter Wanger Productions        As Joan Brodel

Two Thoroughbreds       Wendy Conway                 RKO       As Joan Brodel

1940      Laddie   Shelley Stanton                 RKO       As Joan Brodel

High School         Patsy     20th Century Fox              Uncredited

Young as You Feel            Girl         20th Century Fox              As Joan Brodel

Alice in Movieland           Alice Purdee       Warner Bros.      Short film

Star Dust              College girl          20th Century Fox              Uncredited

Susan and God Party Guest        MGM    Uncredited

Military Academy             Marjorie Blake   Columbia             As Joan Brodel

Foreign Correspondent Johnny Jones' Sister        Walter Wanger Productions        Uncredited

1941      High Sierra          Velma   Warner Bros.     

The Great Mr. Nobody   Mary Clover        Warner Bros.     

The Wagons Roll at Night              Mary Coster       Warner Bros.     

Thieves Fall Out                Mary Matthews                Warner Bros.     

Sergeant York    Gracie Williams                 Warner Bros.     

Nine Lives Are Not Enough           Newspaper receptionist                Warner Bros.      Uncredited

1942      The Male Animal              Patricia Stanley Warner Bros.     

Yankee Doodle Dandy    Mary Cohan        Warner Bros.     

1943      The Hard Way    Katie Blaine        Warner Bros.     

The Sky's the Limit           Joan Manion      RKO      

This Is the Army                Eileen Dibble      Warner Bros.     

Thank Your Lucky Stars Pat Dixon             Warner Bros.     

1944      Hollywood Canteen         Herself Warner Bros.     

I Am an American             Herself Warner Bros.      Short film, Uncredited

1945      Where Do We Go from Here?     Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina                 20th Century Fox             

Rhapsody in Blue              Julie Adams        Warner Bros.     

Too Young to Know         Sally Sawyer       Warner Bros.     

1946      Cinderella Jones               Judy Jones           Warner Bros.     

Janie Gets Married          Janie Conway     Warner Bros.     

Two Guys from Milwaukee          Connie Reed       Warner Bros.     

1947      Repeat Performance      Sheila Page         Eagle-Lion          

1948      Northwest Stampede     Christine "Honey" Johnson          Eagle-Lion          

1950      The Skipper Surprised His Wife   Daphne Lattimer              MGM   

Born to Be Bad Donna Foster     RKO      

1951      Man in the Saddle            Laurie Bidwell Isham       Columbia            

1952      Hellgate               Ellen Hanley       Commander Films           

Toughest Man in Arizona              Mary Kimber      Republic              

1953      Woman They Almost Lynched     Sally Maris          Republic              

Flight Nurse        Lt. Polly Davis     Republic              

1954      Jubilee Trail        Garnet Hale        Republic              

Hell's Outpost    Sarah Moffit       Republic              

1956      The Revolt of Mamie Stover        Annalee Johnson              20th Century Fox             

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1951      Family Theater Claudia Procles Episode: " Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration"

1951      The Bigelow Theatre                       Episode: "Flowers for John"

1951–52               Fireside Theater                Ilse         Episodes: "Black Savannah," "The Imposter"

1952      Schlitz Playhouse of Stars                              Episode: "The Von Linden File"

1953      Summer Theater              Ada Jordan          Episode: "Dream Job"

1953–54               Ford Theatre      Marie Pasquin/Susan Farrington                Episodes: "The Old Man's Bride, Wonderful Day for a Wedding, Girl in Flight

1954      Lux Video Theatre            Vanessa Cook    Episode: "Pick of the Litter"

1955      Studio 57             Jane Merlin         Episode: "Vacation with Pay"

1956      The 20th Century Fox Hour          Peg         Episode: "Smoke Jumpers"

1956      Chevron Hall of Stars                      Episode: "Conflict"

1958      The Christophers                              Episode: "Find the Good Within You"

1959      General Electric Theater                Sarah Owens      Episode: "The Day of the Hanging"

1965      Branded               Emily Cooper     Episode: "Leap Upon Mountains"

1975      Police Story        Mary Devereux Episode: "Headhunter"

1976      The Keegans      Mary Keegan     TV movie

1978      Charlie's Angels                 Catherine Calhoun           Episode: "The Jade Trap"

1979      The Incredible Hulk         Lily Beaumont   Episode: "My Favourite Magician"

1983      Simon & Simon Toni Meyers       Episode: "Shadow of Sam Penny"

1983      Shadow of Sam Penny                   

1986      Charley Hannah                Sandy Hannah   TV movie

1988      Murder, She Wrote         Lillian Appletree               Episode: "Mr. Pennroy's Vacation"

1989      Turn Back the Clock         Party Guest        TV movie

1991      Fire in the Dark Ruthie   TV movie, (final film role)

Radio appearances

Year       Program               Episode/source

1942      Screen Guild Players       Yankee Doodle Dandy