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- Birth nameVirginia Lorraine Gettman
- Leslie Brooks was born on July 13, 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man Who Dared (1946), Cigarette Girl (1947) and It's Great to Be Young (1946). She was married to Russ Vincent and Donald Anthony Shay. She died on July 1, 2011 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- SpousesRuss Vincent(1950 - January 30, 2001) (his death, 3 children)Donald Anthony Shay(January 6, 1945 - November 11, 1948) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenDarla R CastagnaLeslie Victoria ShayDorena Marla CastagnaGina Lorraine Castagna
- Selected in 1946 by the International Mathematics Society as "the girl with the most beautiful figure".
- Retired from films after a second marriage.
- Started in unbilled bit parts but moved eventually into second leads and almost always cast as provocative dames with evil intentions.
- Children with Russ Vincent: daughter Dorena Marla born August 18, 1954; daughter Gina L. born April 6, 1956; daughter Darla R. born April 30, 1960 (all born in Los Angeles).
- Her first husband, Donald Anthony Shay, was an actor and ex-marine. They married in Beverly Hills. He was 24; she was 22. They honeymooned in Palm Springs.
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