Leslie Brooks

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Leslie Brooks
Leslie Brooks in Blonde Ice.jpg
in Blonde Ice (1948)
Born
Virginia Leslie Gettman

(1922-07-13)July 13, 1922
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2011(2011-07-01) (aged 88)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Other namesLorraine Gettman
OccupationActress, model, dancer
Years active1941–1948; 1971
Spouse(s)
Donald Anthony Shay
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(m. 1945; div. 1948)​

Russ Vincent
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(m. 1950)​
Children4
Parent(s)Violet Fern Clark, Paul M. Gettman

Leslie Brooks (born Virginia Leslie Gettman, July 13, 1922 – July 1, 2011) was an American film actress, model and dancer.

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, her parents brought her to Southern California at an early age, where around 1940 she started work as a photographic model. At the beginning of her showbiz career she appeared as Lorraine Gettman.[1]

As Leslie Brooks, she began appearing in movie bit roles for Columbia in 1941. Brooks started landing more sizable parts in such movies as Nine Girls (1944), Cover Girl (1944), and the lead in the film noir classic Blonde Ice (1948). She retired from films in 1949, but returned to make one last film in 1971.

Personal life[]

Brooks was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 13, 1922, daughter of Paul and Fern Clark Gettman. She spent much of her childhood with her paternal grandparents who ran a hotel in Crofton, and attended high school in Omaha.[2] Brooks was married twice and had four daughters. She wed her first husband, actor Donald Anthony Shay, January 6, 1945, in Beverly Hills, California.[3] They had a daughter, Leslie Victoria (b. 1945), and divorced in 1948.[4] She married Russ Vincent in 1950, and remained married until his death 51 years later. Brooks and Vincent had three daughters together; Dorena Marla (b. 1954), Gina L. (b. 1956) and Darla R. (b. 1960).[4]

Death[]

Brooks died on July 1, 2011 at the age of 88 in Sherman Oaks, California and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.[5]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Todd, John (May 29, 1945). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Tipton Daily Tribune. Indiana, Tipton. International News Service. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Nebraska State Journal, pg D6". Nebraska State Journal. Jan 28, 1945.
  3. ^ "Actress Leslie Brooks And Donald Shay Wed". Cumberland Evening Times. Maryland, Cumberland. Associated Press. January 8, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leslie Brooks - The Private Life and Times of Leslie Brooks. Leslie Brooks Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  5. ^ Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.

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