Description 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.
In her debut film Rope Of Sand 1949 as the only woman in a cast that included Burt Lancaster and Claude Rains, the curvaceous 23-year-old Calvet could not help but be noticed.