Jane Bethel Leslie (August , â€" November , ) was an American actress
and screenwriter. In her career spanning half a century, she was
nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurel Award in , a Tony
Award in , and a CableACE Award in .Bethel Leslie was born in New
York, New York. Her parents were a lawyer, Warren Leslie, and Jane
Leslie, a newspaperwoman. She was a student at Brearley School in New
York City.While a -year-old student at Brearley School, Leslie was
discovered by George Abbott, who cast her in the play Snafu in . In a
newspaper article, Leslie described herself as "a 'quick study' --
able to learn my lines rather fast."Over the next four decades she
appeared in a number of Broadway productions, including Goodbye, My
Fancy (), The Time of the Cuckoo (), Inherit the Wind (), Catch Me If
You Can (), and Long Day's Journey Into Night ().
and screenwriter. In her career spanning half a century, she was
nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurel Award in , a Tony
Award in , and a CableACE Award in .Bethel Leslie was born in New
York, New York. Her parents were a lawyer, Warren Leslie, and Jane
Leslie, a newspaperwoman. She was a student at Brearley School in New
York City.While a -year-old student at Brearley School, Leslie was
discovered by George Abbott, who cast her in the play Snafu in . In a
newspaper article, Leslie described herself as "a 'quick study' --
able to learn my lines rather fast."Over the next four decades she
appeared in a number of Broadway productions, including Goodbye, My
Fancy (), The Time of the Cuckoo (), Inherit the Wind (), Catch Me If
You Can (), and Long Day's Journey Into Night ().
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