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Nanette June Leslie (June 4, 1926 – July 30, 2000) was an American actress. She was known for playing Martha McGivern in the American
western
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television series '' The Californians''.
Life and career
Leslie was born inLos Angeles, California
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, the daughter of Alma and Frank Leslie, a salesman
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. Leslie attended University High School. She began her career in 1945 in the film '' Under Western Skies''. Leslie starred, co-starred and appeared in other films such as ''Guns of Hate
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Between 1949 and 1955 Leslie appeared in eight episodes of ''
Rotten Tomatoes profile
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The Devil Thumbs a Ride
''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North.
Plot
Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he ...
'', '' Under the Tonto Rim'', '' Sunset Pass'', '' The Miracle of the Hills'', ''Western Heritage
''Western Heritage'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell. The film is a Tim Holt B Western about land robbers and forgers in the southwest.
Although based on an original screenplay the film features Chito Rafferty fro ...
'', ''The Arizona Ranger
''The Arizona Ranger'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Rawlins and starring Tim Holt and his father Jack.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p228
RKO head of produc ...
'', '' Wild Horse Mesa'' and '' I'll Remember April''.
Between 1949 and 1955 Leslie appeared in eight episodes of ''The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
''; the most appearances in the series by any actress. In 1954, Leslie guest-starred in the western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
television series ''Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...
''. She also guest-starred in ''The Adventures of Kit Carson
''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' is an American Western that aired from 1951 to 1955. The show ran for four seasons and consisted of 104 episodes over four years. The original air date was Saturday, August 11, 1951. It concluded on January 22, 19 ...
'' and ''The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in '' Everybody's Magaz ...
'', appearing in five episodes of each. Leslie later joined the cast of the western television series '' The Californians'', playing Jack McGivern's wife Martha McGivern from 1957 to 1958. Leslie retired in 1968, her last credit being for the film ''The Bamboo Saucer
''The Bamboo Saucer'' is a independently made 1968 Cold War science fiction film drama about competing American and Russian teams that discover a flying saucer in Communist China. The film was re-released in 1969 under the title ''Collision C ...
''.
Death
Leslie died in July 2000 from complications ofpneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...
in San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano (Spanish for "St. John of Capistrano") is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Orange Coast. The population was 34,593 at the 2010 census.
San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when St. ...
, at the age of 74. She was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park
Pacific View Memorial Park is a cemetery located in the Corona del Mar neighborhood of Newport Beach, in Orange County, California. It first opened in 1958, and is known as the final resting place of Academy Award winning actor John Wayne and bas ...
.
References
External links
* * *Rotten Tomatoes profile
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