In the early 1930s, Leeds sang light opera on the radio. She also performed in New York City nightclubs as Thelma Goodman, her birth name. One night in the mid-1930s a RKO talent scout caught her nightclub act.
During the 1930s, Leeds sang light opera on radio and performed in New York City nightclubs as Thelma Goodman, her real name. A talent scout for RKO discovered her while she was performing in a nightclub in the mid-1930s.