Leslie Vincent
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Leslie Vincent was an American
actor.
Born in 1909 as Leslie Fullard-Leo, he studied acting at the Royal Academy in London. He appeared in more than 30 films including Forever Amber
, In Harm's Way, 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 $15,000.00 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
. The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Fullard-Leo family.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor.
Born in 1909 as Leslie Fullard-Leo, he studied acting at the Royal Academy in London. He appeared in more than 30 films including Forever Amber
Forever Amber
Forever Amber is a romance novel by Kathleen Winsor set in 17th-century England. It was made into a film in 1947 by 20th Century Fox.-Plot:Forever Amber tells the story of orphaned Amber St...
, In Harm's Way, Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again is a western starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey, Billy Gilbert, Bill Cody, Jr., and Una Merkel. The original Max Brand novel was translated into an "oater" with the...
and Paris Underground
Paris Underground
Paris Underground may refer to:* Paris Métro, the rail network of Paris* The Parisian branch of the French Resistance during the Second World War* Paris Underground , a 1945 war film starring Constance Bennett and Gracie Fields...
.
Vincent's family, the Fullard-Leo family, purchased the Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll is an essentially unoccupied equatorial Northern Pacific atoll administered as an unorganized incorporated territory by the United States federal government...
(except for some minor islets) on August 19, 1922 for $15,000.00 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
Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll is an essentially unoccupied equatorial Northern Pacific atoll administered as an unorganized incorporated territory by the United States federal government...
. The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Fullard-Leo family.
Death
Vincent retired from film and entered the hotel business in Hawaii, where he died on February 1, 2001 in Honolulu, aged 91. He had two brothers, Dudley and Ainsley, also of Honolulu.External links
- http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/palmyrapage.htm DOI (US government website)
- Leslie Vincent obituary
- IMDb