This vintage photograph features a pretty young woman sitting on a suitcase at the side of a road. A viewer of this image could hypothesize that she is looking for someone to stop and give her a ride. Her clothing emphasizes her nice figure and she is quite leggy in this cheesecake photograph. Research reveals the identity of this alluring woman. Leslie Brooks (1922-2011) was an American film actress, model an dancer. She began working as a model at age 18, began playing in bit movie parts in 1941, and by 1944 she was getting bigger roles. She played the lead in the film noir classic, “Blonde Ice” (1948). She retired from the film business in 1949. Research also discovered that this photograph captures Brooks in the film “It’s Great to be Young” (1946). The IMDb lists 29 movie credits for this actress between 1941 and 1949 and one appearance in 1971. SOLD
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