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Leslie Brooks
1922–2011 · Actress
Biography
At first acting under her given name of Lorraine Gettman, blonde film actress Leslie Brooks began appearing in movie bit roles in 1941. When her Warner Bros. contract was sold to Columbia, Brooks started landing more sizeable parts in such programs as Nine Girls (1944) and Cover Girl (1944). She was also seen to good advantage in Columbia's series films (The Whistler, Crime Doctor, et al.). Leslie Brooks retired from films in 1949.
Notable Noir Roles
A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
