1. Joan Leslie joined the duo at two and a half years of age.
25 Facts About Joan Leslie
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When Joan Leslie was nine, she told child labor investigators that she was 16 years old.
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Joan Leslie 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.
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In 1936,11-year-old Joan Leslie caught the attention of a talent scout from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when the three Brodel sisters were performing in New York.
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Joan Leslie was given a six-month contract with the studio, earning $200 per week.
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Joan Leslie played Taylor's younger sister Marie Jeanette, but her speaking scenes were deleted and she was uncredited.
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Joan Leslie returned to New York, working on the radio and as a model.
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Joan Leslie returned to Hollywood with the rest of her family, working for different studios as a freelancer.
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Joan Leslie was selected to play a small role in Men with Wings.
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Joan Leslie gained her first credited role in Winter Carnival as Betsy Phillips.
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Joan Leslie was chosen for the part because the director was searching for an actress with a southern accent.
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At age 15, Joan Leslie was selected by a group of Hollywood directors as one of 13 "baby stars of 1940".
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Joan Leslie got the part because she could cry on cue.
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Joan Leslie had a supporting role in The Male Animal.
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Joan Leslie played Olivia de Havilland's younger sister, Patricia Stanley, a role Gene Tierney had played in the original Broadway production.
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Joan Leslie auditioned for Paramount's Holiday Inn, but Warner Bros.
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Joan Leslie's character introduced the Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer song "My Shining Hour".
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Joan Leslie was considered for the role of Tessa in The Constant Nymph, wherein she would play opposite Errol Flynn.
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Joan Leslie was featured with Robert Hutton, among many others, in the Warner Bros.
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Joan Leslie sought more serious and mature roles, and wanted to break out of her ingenue image, which was partly due to her young age.
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Joan Leslie's decision was based on moral and religious grounds.
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Joan Leslie retired from acting in 1991, after appearing in the TV film Fire in the Dark.
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Joan Leslie was a Democrat who supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.
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Joan Leslie was an adopted alumna of the university for over 32 years.
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Joan Leslie died on October 12,2015, in Los Angeles, California.