Joan Leslie, a star of classic Hollywood,died Monday in Los Angeles.
She was 90 years old.
Leslie was icon of the early film industry.
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Her film career spanned from 1936 to 1956, where she appeared in more than 40 films.
ThenYankee Doodle Dandyhit screens the next year.
Leslie shared the screen with James Cagney.
The teenaged Leslie played a singer and performer herself in Mary, the eventual wife of Cohan.
Leslie was born in Detroit on Jan. 26, 1925.
Leslie married William G. Caldwell in 1950 and remained together until his death in 2000.
She and Caldwell had two daughters, Patrice and Ellen.
