Leslie Vincent (September 6, 1909 â€" February 1, 2001) was an
American actor.Born in 1909 as Leslie Fullard-Leo, Vincent grew up in
Hawaii and graduated from Punahou School. During the 1930s, he lived
in Shanghai for a year and then moved to England, where he worked on
the stock exchange. He studied acting at the Royal Academy of London.
He appeared in more than 30 films including Forever Amber, Destry
Rides Again and Paris Underground.Vincent's family, the Fullard-Leo
family, purchased the Palmyra Atoll (except for some minor islets) on
August 19, 1922, for $70,000.00 from Henry Ernest Cooper, and
established the Palmyra Copra Company. The family was involved,
decades later, in a lawsuit with the United States government over
ownership of the atoll. His heavy involvement in the lawsuit caused
Vincent to retire from film. The United States Supreme Court ruled in
favor of the Fullard-Leo family in 1947.Once the lawsuit was settled,
Vincent entered the hotel business in Hawaii. He died on February 1,
2001 in Honolulu, aged 91.
American actor.Born in 1909 as Leslie Fullard-Leo, Vincent grew up in
Hawaii and graduated from Punahou School. During the 1930s, he lived
in Shanghai for a year and then moved to England, where he worked on
the stock exchange. He studied acting at the Royal Academy of London.
He appeared in more than 30 films including Forever Amber, Destry
Rides Again and Paris Underground.Vincent's family, the Fullard-Leo
family, purchased the Palmyra Atoll (except for some minor islets) on
August 19, 1922, for $70,000.00 from Henry Ernest Cooper, and
established the Palmyra Copra Company. The family was involved,
decades later, in a lawsuit with the United States government over
ownership of the atoll. His heavy involvement in the lawsuit caused
Vincent to retire from film. The United States Supreme Court ruled in
favor of the Fullard-Leo family in 1947.Once the lawsuit was settled,
Vincent entered the hotel business in Hawaii. He died on February 1,
2001 in Honolulu, aged 91.
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