SCARCE EXCERPT WHATEVER JOAN LESLIE AUTOGRAPH WITH CORRECTIONS WOW VAUDEVILLE

Description: This is a 2PP rare excerpt of FROM WHATEVER BECAME OF.... BY RICHARD LAMPARSSKI signed by the talented Joanie Leslie. The autograph is a must-have for any movie memorabilia collector, and comes with corrections that make it even more unique. This item is perfect for fans of vintage movie culture and the art of silent films. The autograph is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity to ensure its validity. With its stunning vintage design, this item is sure to be a standout addition to any collection. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a piece of movie history with this scarce excerpt signed by Joanie Leslie. Joan Leslie was an American actress and vaudevillian, who during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. * JOAN LESLIE *Excerpt From"Whatever Became Of…ByRichard Lamparski"Born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie BrodelT in Detroit, Michigan,in 1925, Joan and her sister Betty were singing and dancingin vaudeville while still in grammar school. While on tourwith their act in New York City an MGM talent scout saw Joanand signed her to play Robert Taylor's little sister in theGreta Garbo starrer "Camille" (1937).7studio contract, she did "Men With Wings" (1938) in whichshe supported Andy Devine, "Winter Carnival" (1939) withVirginia Gilmore (a member of New York City's chapter ofAlcholics Anonymous and the ex-wife of Yul Brynner), "TwoThoroughbreds" (1939) with Jimmy Lydon, "Nancy Drew,Reporter" (1940) with Bonita Granville (now Mrs. JackWrather of Beverly Hills) and "Laddie" (1940).Free-lancing between her "Camille" role and her firstbusiness, but changedher role in High School" (1940) with Jane Withers.The picture in which she got her big break was "HighSierra" (1941) with Humphrey Bogart. Placed under contractto Warner Brothers, Joan played opposite Gary Cooper andDickie Moore (now a public relations executive specializingin industrial shows in New York City) in "Sergeant York"(1941), and did two films that year with Eddie Albert: "TheWagons Roll at Night" and "The Great Mr. Nobody". From thenon the studio treated her as the top ingenue on the lot. Forher sixteenth birthday Jack Warner gave her a new Buick, andJoan and her family moved to Beverly Hills But of all thethings happening to her, the roles she was being assignedwere the best of al1.Joan used the name Leslie from the very beginning in showit briefly to Carmencita Johnson forIn 1942 she was seen in two of the finest picturesproduced that year: "The Male Animal" and "Yankee DoodleDandy" singing and dancing along with Jimmy Cagney (who isretired on his farm in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts).In 1943 she had a role in the excellent drama "The Hard Way"in which she played the kid sister of Ida Lupino. Joan wasthe dancing partner of Fred Astaire in "The Sky's the Limit"(1943) and was Ronald Reagan's girl in "This Is the Army" (1943),an Irving Berlin musical. Again in 1943 Miss Leslie and thelate Eddie Cantor teamed up in "Thank Your Lucky Stars." - PAGE 2 -In 1945 she began appearing with Robert Hutton, with whomshe has remained friends through the years, in a series offilms which were very popular at the time-"Too Young toKnow" (1945), "Janie Gets Married" (1946), and "Wallflower"(1948).Joan made two films with Robert Alda, "Rhapsody in Blue"(1945) and "Cinderella Jones" (1946). In 1945, she wasloaned to Twentieth Century-Fox for "Where Do We GoFromHere?" which had in its cast two players who were to marryyears later: Fred MacMurray and June Haver.During the Second World War Joan Leslie appeared often atdefense plants and army bases to entertain the workers andthe boys in service. Few Hollywood stars put in as manyhours as she did at the famous Hollywood Canteen nearHollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. She was "the girl nextdoor" or, "the girl back home" to tens of thousands ofG.I.'s throughout the forties who sent for her photograph.After her marriage in 1951 to Dr. William Caldwel1, Joanfound she had less time for and interest in acting. A fewyears after their twin girls were born she accepted a partin the Vera Hruba Ralston starrer "Jubilee Trail" (1954) atRepublic and was seen in "The Revolt of Mamie Stover" (1957)but she stil1 has no interest in a comeback. A few yearsago Robert Hutton was visiting Hollywood from England wherehe was living and asked Joan's permission to submit her namefor a running part in a television series he was discussing,but she refused.Joan, her husband, and her teenage twin girls have beenliving in a large beautiful house in the Los Feliz area ofLos Angeles, where she is active in Catholic charity work." _____________________ 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 such films as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). Early lifeLeslie was born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel, the youngest child in her family. Her father was a bank clerk.[1] Joan's two older sisters, Betty and Mary Brodel, shared their mother's musical interest and started to learn how to play instruments, such as the saxophone and the banjo, at an early age. They began performing in front of audiences in acts that included singing and dancing.[2] Leslie joined the duo at two and a half years of age. She was soon able to play the accordion.[3] With her father losing his job in the mid-1930s, the Great Depression caused financial difficulties for the family. As a result, the three sisters entered show business as vaudeville performers to support the family. They began touring in Canada and the United States. Collectively, they were known as The Three Brodels. As an attempt to bypass child labor laws at the time, both Mary and Joan pretended to be older than they were. When Leslie was nine, she told child labor investigators that she was 16 years old.[4] Joan proved to be the scene stealer of the three sisters because of her impersonations of figures such as Katharine Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, and Jimmy Durante.[2][5] Coming from a family of Irish ancestry, Leslie was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Catholic schools in Detroit, Toronto, and Montreal.[3][6] Early Hollywood careerIn 1936, 11-year-old Leslie caught the attention of a talent scout from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) when the three Brodel sisters were performing in New York. She was given a six-month contract with the studio, earning $200 per week.[5] While working at the studio, she attended MGM's Little Red Schoolhouse with other child actors such as Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Freddie Bartholomew.[7] Her first film role was in Camille (1936), a romantic drama starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor.[8] She played Taylor's younger sister Marie Jeanette, but her speaking scenes were deleted and she was uncredited. MGM had trouble finding suitable roles for her, and she was let go by the studio along with Deanna Durbin.[2][9] Leslie returned to New York, working on the radio and as a model. During this time, her older sister Mary was signed to Universal Studios. Leslie returned to Hollywood with the rest of her family, working for different studios as a freelancer.[5] She mainly worked for RKO Pictures.[10] Leslie was selected to play a small role in Men with Wings (1938). While shooting the film, director William A. Wellman discovered that Leslie's mother had lied about her daughter's age and that she was only 13 years old. For the remainder of the filming schedule, Wellman replaced her with Mary.[11] Leslie gained her first credited role in Winter Carnival (1939) as Betsy Phillips. She was chosen for the part because the director was searching for an actress with a southern accent.[4] She was billed as Joan Brodel. Later that year, she co-starred with Jimmy Lydon in Two Thoroughbreds, in which she played the daughter of a horse owner.[12] At age 15, Leslie was selected by a group of Hollywood directors as one of 13 "baby stars of 1940."[13] That same year, she appeared in the Warner Bros. film short, Alice in Movieland, about a starlet trying to make her mark in Hollywood. One of the first films directed by Jean Negulesco in Hollywood, it was based on a story by Ed Sullivan.[14] Success at Warner Bros. 16-year-old Joan Leslie in The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)Her big break came when she signed a contract with Warner Bros. in 1941.[3] At the time, actress Joan Blondell's name was considered too similar, so Brodel's acting name was changed to Joan Leslie.[15] Two weeks later,[16] the then-15-year-old actress was asked to do a screen test while unaware which movie it was for. She got the part because she could cry on cue.[4] The movie was High Sierra (1941), starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart. Leslie played the crippled girl, Velma.[17] Film critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "a newcomer named Joan Leslie handles lesser roles effectively."[18] Later that year, Warner Bros. produced a biopic of Alvin C. York, a decorated American World War I soldier, Sergeant York (also 1941), starring Gary Cooper. Jane Russell was initially suggested for the role of Gracie Williams, York's fiancée, but York wanted an actress who neither smoked nor drank.[19] 16-year old Leslie eventually got the part.[20] Sergeant York was a critical and financial success, becoming the highest-grossing movie of 1941. It received 11 Oscar nominations and Cooper won the Best Actor award.[21] Cooper (aged 40) was 24 years her senior. "Gary gave me a doll on the set," Leslie later told the Toronto Star. "That's how he saw me."[22] Leslie had a supporting role in The Male Animal (1942).[23] She played Olivia de Havilland's younger sister, Patricia Stanley, a role Gene Tierney had played in the original Broadway production.[24] The Hard WayShe auditioned for Paramount's Holiday Inn (1942), but Warner Bros. decided to cast her in Yankee Doodle Dandy (also 1942) with James Cagney.[25] The film is a musical depicting the life of Broadway entertainer George M. Cohan.[26] Leslie portrayed his girlfriend/wife Mary, an aspiring singer.[27] The film received eight Oscar nominations, including a Best Actor award for James Cagney.[28] By now, Leslie had become a star whose on-screen image was described as "sweet innocence without seeming too sugary."[1] Leslie was in four motion pictures released during 1943. The first was The Hard Way, starring Ida Lupino and Dennis Morgan. A New York Times reviewer described Leslie as "just as deft and versatile a lady as the character she is supposed to be."[29][30] For the second, she was lent to RKO for The Sky's the Limit, starring with Fred Astaire. Leslie's character introduced the Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer song "My Shining Hour".[31] In the third movie, Leslie co-starred in the wartime motion picture This Is the Army with Ronald Reagan.[32] The fourth movie was Thank Your Lucky Stars. Duration: 2 minutes and 53 seconds.2:53Leslie in This Is the Army (clip)She was considered for the role of Tessa in The Constant Nymph (also 1943), wherein she would play opposite Errol Flynn.[33] Studio executive Jack L. Warner, though, felt she was unsuitable and the part went to Joan Fontaine. The Australian-born actor Flynn was rejected because the director wanted a British actor.[34] 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). Like most of the other Hollywood stars appearing in the film, she played herself, but the fictionalized plot had her falling in love with a soldier (played by Hutton) frequenting the canteen.[35] Her sister, actress Betty Brodel, briefly played herself in the film as well.[citation needed] In 1946, an exhibitors' poll conducted by Motion Picture Herald voted Leslie the most promising star of tomorrow.[36] Later careerBy 1946, Leslie was growing increasingly dissatisfied with the roles offered to her by the studio. She sought more serious and mature roles, and wanted to break out of her ingenue image, which was partly due to her young age. Her decision was also based on moral and religious grounds.[37] With the help of her lawyer Oscar Cummings, she took Warner Bros. to court to get released from her contract.[38] In 1947, the Catholic Theater Guild gave Leslie an award because of her "consistent refusal to use her talents and art in film productions of objectionable character."[39] As a result of this, Jack Warner used his influence to blacklist her from other major Hollywood studios.[40] 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 in which she played a Broadway actress.[41] The other was Northwest Stampede (1948) in which she performed with James Craig.[42] After her contract with Eagle-Lion Films expired, she was cast in The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950), appearing with Robert Walker. The film was distributed by MGM, the studio with which she began her film career in 1936.[43] In the early 1950s, Leslie chose to focus on raising her daughters, which resulted in a more irregular film career. In 1952, she signed a short-term deal with Republic Pictures, the low-budget studio that primarily produced Westerns.[40] One of the films she made for Republic was Flight Nurse (1953). Leslie's character, Polly Davis, was based on the successful flight nurse Lillian Kinkella Keil's career in the Air Force.[44] It was described by the newspaper Kingsport Times-News as a thrilling film that "honors the courageous women who performed miracles of mercy above the clouds in evacuation of wounded GIs from Korean battlefields."[45] Her last film was The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956), but she continued making sporadic appearances in television shows while her children were at school.[5] She retired from acting in 1991, after appearing in the TV film Fire in the Dark.[2][46] Personal lifeIn March 1950, she married William Caldwell, an obstetrician.[5] Their identical twin daughters, Patrice and Ellen, were born on January 7, 1951.[47] Both daughters became teachers.[48] Leslie was a Democrat who supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.[49] Leslie designed clothing under her eponymous brand. William died in 2000. A year later, she founded the Dr. William G. and Joan L. Caldwell Chair in Gynecologic Oncology for the University of Louisville. Leslie was an adopted alumna of the university for over 32 years.[50] A devout Catholic, she was involved with charity work for the St. Anne's Maternity Home for more than 50 years.[51] DeathLeslie died on October 12, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. She was 90.[52] Awards and honorsOn October 8, 1960, Joan Leslie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.[53]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.[54]On August 12, 2006, she received a Golden Boot Award for her contributions to Western television shows and movies.[55]Complete filmographyFor TV movies, see the following section.YearTitleRoleStudioNotes1936Signing OffJoan BrodelShort filmCamilleMarie JeanetteMGMUncredited1938Men with WingsPatricia Falconer at age 11ParamountUncredited. Shared role with sister, who replaced her when Joan's real age discovered.[11]1939Nancy Drew... ReporterMayme, journalist studentWarner Bros.UncreditedLove AffairAutograph seekerRKOUncreditedWinter CarnivalBetsy PhillipsWalter Wanger ProductionsAs Joan BrodelTwo ThoroughbredsWendy ConwayRKOAs Joan Brodel1940LaddieShelley StantonRKOAs Joan BrodelHigh SchoolPatsy20th Century FoxUncreditedYoung as You FeelGirl20th Century FoxAs Joan BrodelAlice in MovielandAlice PurdeeWarner Bros.Short filmStar DustCollege girl20th Century FoxUncreditedSusan and GodParty GuestMGMUncreditedMilitary AcademyMarjorie BlakeColumbiaAs Joan BrodelForeign CorrespondentJohnny Jones' SisterWalter Wanger ProductionsUncredited1941High SierraVelmaWarner Bros.The Great Mr. NobodyMary CloverWarner Bros.The Wagons Roll at NightMary CosterWarner Bros.Thieves Fall OutMary MatthewsWarner Bros.Sergeant YorkGracie WilliamsWarner Bros.Nine Lives Are Not EnoughNewspaper receptionistWarner Bros.Uncredited1942The Male AnimalPatricia StanleyWarner Bros.Yankee Doodle DandyMary CohanWarner Bros.1943The Hard WayKatie BlaineWarner Bros.The Sky's the LimitJoan ManionRKOThis Is the ArmyEileen DibbleWarner Bros.Thank Your Lucky StarsPat DixonWarner Bros.1944Hollywood CanteenHerselfWarner Bros.I Am an AmericanHerselfWarner Bros.Short film, Uncredited1945Where Do We Go from Here?Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina20th Century FoxRhapsody in BlueJulie AdamsWarner Bros.Too Young to KnowSally SawyerWarner Bros.1946Cinderella JonesJudy JonesWarner Bros.Janie Gets MarriedJanie ConwayWarner Bros.Two Guys from MilwaukeeConnie ReedWarner Bros.1947Repeat PerformanceSheila PageEagle-Lion1948Northwest StampedeChristine "Honey" JohnsonEagle-Lion1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeDaphne LattimerMGMBorn to Be BadDonna FosterRKO1951Man in the SaddleLaurie Bidwell IshamColumbia1952HellgateEllen HanleyCommander FilmsToughest Man in ArizonaMary KimberRepublic1953Woman They Almost LynchedSally MarisRepublicFlight NurseLt. Polly DavisRepublic1954Jubilee TrailGarnet HaleRepublicHell's OutpostSarah MoffitRepublic1956The Revolt of Mamie StoverAnnalee Johnson20th Century FoxTelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1951Family TheaterClaudia ProclesEpisode: " Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration"1951The Bigelow TheatreEpisode: "Flowers for John"1951–52Fireside TheaterIlseEpisodes: "Black Savannah," "The Imposter"1952Schlitz Playhouse of StarsEpisode: "The Von Linden File"1953Summer TheaterAda JordanEpisode: "Dream Job"1953–54Ford TheatreMarie Pasquin/Susan FarringtonEpisodes: "The Old Man's Bride", "Wonderful Day for a Wedding", "Girl in Flight"1954Lux Video TheatreVanessa CookEpisode: "Pick of the Litter"1955Studio 57Jane MerlinEpisode: "Vacation with Pay"1956The 20th Century Fox HourPegEpisode: "Smoke Jumpers"1956Chevron Hall of StarsEpisode: "Conflict"1958The ChristophersEpisode: "Find the Good Within You"1959General Electric TheaterSarah OwensEpisode: "The Day of the Hanging"1965BrandedEmily CooperEpisode: "Leap Upon Mountains"1975Police StoryMary DevereuxEpisode: "Headhunter"1976The KeegansMary KeeganTV movie1978Charlie's AngelsCatherine CalhounEpisode: "The Jade Trap"1979The Incredible HulkLily BeaumontEpisode: "My Favourite Magician"1983Simon & SimonToni MeyersEpisode: "Shadow of Sam Penny"1983Shadow of Sam Penny1986Charley HannahSandy HannahTV movie1988Murder, She WroteLillian AppletreeEpisode: "Mr. Pennroy's Vacation"1989Turn Back the ClockParty GuestTV movie1991Fire in the DarkRuthieTV movie, (final film role) Joan Leslie is a former American actress. Born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel in Detroit, Michigan, and is Roman Catholic. 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 with Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. Leslie got her first major role in High Sierra with Humphrey Bogart, playing a crippled girl under her new billing as “Joan Leslie”. She also starred in Sergeant York and The Wagons Roll at Night in the same year. She later appeared as James Cagney’s wife in Yankee Doodle Dandy, and at age 18 she starred in The Sky’s the Limit with Fred Astaire. She starred in many more movies until 1950, when she married Dr. William Caldwell. Her last movie role was in The Revolt of Mamie Stover, and she eventually retired from acting altogether to look after her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. She has appeared in several television commercials since then, and also made guest appearances in the TV shows Murder, She Wrote and Charlie’s Angels. She also provided commentary as extras on the Yankee Doodle Dandy, Sergeant York, and High Sierra DVDs. Joan was a regular volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen where she danced with the servicemen and granted hundreds of autographs. In 1944, she starred with Robert Hutton in Warner Bros. film, Hollywood Canteen.

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