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

Leslie Brooks
Brooks in Blonde Ice (1948)
Born	Virginia Leslie Gettman (1922-07-13)July 13, 1922 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	July 1, 2011(2011-07-01) (aged 88) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
Other names	Lorraine Gettman
Occupation	Actress model dancer
Years active	1941–1948; 1971
Spouse(s)	Donald Anthony Shay ​ ​ (m. 1945; div. 1948)​ Russ Vincent ​ ​ (m. 1950)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Violet Fern Clark, Paul M. Gettman

Early life

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]

Career

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

External links

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• Leslie Brooks at IMDb
• Leslie Brooks at Find a Grave
• 1940's Photos of Leslie Brooks by Ned Scott

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