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| name = Nan Leslie |
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| caption = Leslie in ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' (1957) |
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| birth_name = Nanette June Leslie<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tc1HDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA86|title=The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television|first=Ed|last=Andreychuk|page=86|date=January 16, 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786499724|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
| birth_name = Nanette June Leslie<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tc1HDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA86|title=The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television|first=Ed|last=Andreychuk|page=86|date=January 16, 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786499724|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|06|04|mf=yes}} |
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| resting_place = [[Pacific View Memorial Park]] |
| resting_place = [[Pacific View Memorial Park]] |
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| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress |
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| years_active = 1945–1968 |
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| spouse = Jason Copage<ref name="b">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA439|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|page=439|first=Scott|last=Wilson|publisher=McFarland|date=August 22, 2016|isbn=9780786479924|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
| spouse = Jason Copage<ref name="b">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA439|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|page=439|first=Scott|last=Wilson|publisher=McFarland|date=August 22, 2016|isbn=9780786479924|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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'''Nanette June Leslie''' (June 4, 1926 |
'''Nanette June Leslie''' (June 4, 1926 – July 30, 2000) was an American actress. She was known for playing Martha McGivern in the American [[Western (genre)|western]] television series ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]''.<ref name="a" /> |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
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Born | Nanette June Leslie[1] June 4, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | July 30, 2000 | (aged 74)
Resting place | Pacific View Memorial Park |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–1968 |
Spouse | Jason Copage[2] |
Nanette June Leslie (June 4, 1926 – July 30, 2000) was an American actress. She was known for playing Martha McGivern in the American western television series The Californians.[1]
Life and career
Leslie was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Alma and Frank Leslie, a salesman.[3] At an early age, her parents were divorced.[3] Leslie attended University High School.[3] She began her career in 1945 in the film Under Western Skies, where she played Prudence. Leslie also starred, co-starred and appeared in other films, such as, Guns of Hate, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, Under the Tonto Rim, Sunset Pass, The Miracle of the Hills, Western Heritage, The Arizona Ranger, Wild Horse Mesa and I'll Remember April.[2][4]
In 1954, Leslie guest-starred in the western television series Annie Oakley as Alias Annie Oakley, as Leslie was a close friend of actress, Gail Davis, who played Annie Oakley.[1][5] They had met at RKO Pictures, in 1945.[1] She also guest-starred in The Adventures of Kit Carson and The Cisco Kid, appearing in five episodes in both television programs.[1] Leslie later joined the cast of the western television series The Californians, playing Jack McGivern's wife, Martha McGivern from 1957 to 1958.[1][5] Leslie retired in 1968, as her last credit was from the film The Bamboo Saucer.[6]
Death
Leslie died in July 2000 from complications of pneumonia in San Juan Capistrano, California, at the age of 74.[7] She was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Andreychuk, Ed (January 16, 2018). The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television. McFarland. p. 86. ISBN 9780786499724 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 439. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 250. ISBN 9781476628561 – via Google Books.
- ^ Magers, Boyd; Fitzgerald, Michael (July 1, 2004). Westerns Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television Westerns from the 1930s to the 1960s. McFarland. pp. 132–140. ISBN 9780786420285 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Lentz, Harris (June 2001). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000. McFarland. p. 141. ISBN 9780786410248 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kotar, S. L.; Gessler, J. E. (December 2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. BearManor Media. ISBN 9781593935054 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nan Leslie". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. August 5, 2000. p. 8. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.