Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Esther gave Joan a gag gift that was nothing like the massive hearts and flowers everyone sent welcoming Crawford back to MGM, so there may have been some mutual resentment there. Our Miss Brooks transferred to television, but Chandler was not permitted to do TV under his contract; his part was taken by Robert Rockwell. ), though I've never seen any of her movies. It's all there: the family friend who raped her when she was 13 and 14; her 1959 doctor-supervised LSD trip; second husband Ben Gage, an "alcoholic albatross" who blew $10 million of her money; third husband Fernando Lamas, a vain egotist who made her drop her career; a brief affair with Victor Mature; her scrapes with death while making her series of swimming musicals during her 15 years at MGM. Jeff Chandler: American actor and singer (1918 - 1961), Actor, Film actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, From: United States of America . Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer, and singer best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for an Oscar. [10][12] It was the last film he made outside Universal for a number of years. You seem pretty dumb yourself. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). [28] 20th Century-Fox was keen to use Chandler again and offered him roles in The Day the Earth Stood Still, Lydia Bailey, Les Misrables, and The Secret of Convict Lake. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. Louella Parsons called Chandler "the busiest actor in town Jeff is so happy in his private life these days that he's doing everything the studio wants. Esther Williams with Betty White and Ricardo Montalban. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker and Dana Grosse. GIRLS, GARTERS, AND JEFF CHANDLER. If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. . Chandler appeared in Return to Peyton Place for Fox. Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; . One can sue if they think their dead famous relative was libeled, but they cannot win, the case would be thrown out of court. CENTER C: Chandler assists Esther Williams. Lamas was controlling and abusive. "Jeff Chandler Still Critical But Better". Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; Yiddish: ; December 15, 1918 June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer, and singer, best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. "Jeff Chandler Is Dead; Blame Blood Poison: JEFF CHANDLER". .His leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, . She didnt. [80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]. She said Esther had come to her with woes of her romance with Jeff in the 1950s but never mentioned the cross-dressing until she had to sell some books decades later. Jeff Chandler is a member of Actor . The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. He was announced for another film with Buckner, The Wild Bunch,[24] which was not made; instead, he played an Arab chief in Flame of Araby (1951), opposite Maureen O'Hara. She then married singer/actor Ben Gage in Nov 1945 and had three children to him. Jeff Chandler - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an. This was to take effect from August 1956 onwards, when Chandler's exclusive contract with Universal expired. "Jolson to appear on C. B. S. radio, TV: Network Secures Entertainer's Services for 3-Year Period - Randolph in New Show", "MBS Stations Book Russell For Interview: The Radio Dialer and TV Guide". It was wonderful . Or everyone else is dead but Esther. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. He was a favorite of macho directors like Budd Boetticher (Red Ball Express) and Sam Fuller (Merrills Marauders.) His specialty: men of integrity who quietly endured the worst that the enemy or society could dish out. . Chandler appeared in an expensive (for Universal) epic, playing the Emperor Marcian in Sign of the Pagan and co-starred with Jane Russell in Foxfire (1955), which he enjoyed because, "I don't have to be so darned monosyllabic in this one. But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . [22], Returning to Universal, Chandler played an adventurer in Smuggler's Island, a role he liked because he said it was close to his real personality. I guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as a cross-dresser! No. Russell was very homophobic, in response she said: "I've never heard of such a thing. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site "Fame Has Its Fee For Jeff Chandler" by Richard L. Coe. After Drango, Chandler made the final two films owed under his original contract with Universal: The Tattered Dress, playing a lawyer in a melodrama, and Man in the Shadow, co-starring opposite Orson Welles. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). Esther Williams dating history Relationships. The two remained married until Williams' passing from natural causes on June 6, 2013. He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. [74], While working on Merrill's Marauders in the Philippines, on April 15, 1961, Chandler injured his back playing baseball with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers who served as extras in the film. Even before Broken Arrow was released, Chandler was upped to leading-man status back at Universal. [75], On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California, and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. If he was, I would guess he'd be doing it in private, so these testimonies from people like closet case religious freak Jane Russell are not valid. My Big Nightmare Merrill (Jeff Chandler), expecting relief after having completed his mission in 1944 Burma, gets . He appeared regularly on radio drama and comedy. He followed this by playing the role of Cochise in two sequels: The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) and Taza, Son of Cochise (1954). to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. ", Lamas, who remained with Williams 22 years, until his death from cancer in 1982, had an old-world concept of marriage. Jane Russell commented, "I've never heard of such a thing. The two lived on neighboring farms in Kansas and carried on . "She said Esther had come to her with woes of her romance with Jeff in the 1950s but never mentioned the cross-dressing until she had to sell some books decades later", Again, it is really hilarious that some people think she would lie about someone as forgotten as Jeff Chandler in order to "sell books", There are lots of better ways to sell books than to lie about people the public does not care about. [79], An investigation ensued into Chandler's death. [70], Esther Williams wrote in her 1999 autobiography that she broke off their relationship and that Chandler was a cross dresser. He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? Hardly anyone today knows who Jeff Chandler is. She married Fernando Lamas. Above, Jeff Chandler and his lady friend, Esther Williams. He was the first actor nominated for an Academy Award for portraying an American Indian. [11][12] He tested for Columbia's The Loves of Carmen[13] but did not get the part. He was to star opposite Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959), but fell ill and had to withdraw.[9][55]. I read this on some obscure blog but haven't heard anything official. Anyone in the world with imagination and initiative can become a success. His wife complained that Chandler was "chronically fatigued so that he would fall asleep wherever we were. [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. Something like that would cloud one's outlook on life in general. Her stories about Gene Kelly I don't think were ribald, at least as far as them ever hooking up. He worked briefly in radio, then got a job in a stock company on Long Island as an actor and stage manager. Louis was a sign painter and Bula was a psychologist. Jeff Chandler is a member of the following lists: Actors from New York, American film actors and American singer-songwriters. [10] He went on to appear in episodes of anthology drama series such as Escape and Academy Award Theater, and became well known for playing the lead in Michael Shayne. I never heard a word or whisper that intimated that about Jeff. "I screamed and screamed, with shock and disbelief and a refusal to comprehend. If you really think about it, says the former MGM contract player famed for her swimming roles, the one who was the victim was I. . Jeff Chandler (Brooklyn, Nueva York, 15 de diciembre de 1918; Culver City, California, 17 de junio de 1961) En el ao 1950 y gracias a su actuacin como el jefe apache Cochise, logr ser nominado al Oscar como mejor actor secundario por . Perhaps the book's most explosive story is its account of how Jeff Chandler, the silver-haired macho star with whom Miss Williams had an affair in the late 1950's and who died in 1961, had a . Williams has been married four times. There was a time I could walk around Times Square in New York (my home town) and look into shop windows or go into a cafe and eat in peace. She sees her book as "a positive force" and hopes to write a sequel, called "Continuum," that shares more of her philosophy and psychic beliefs, and offers solace to women. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. I was born to be an executive an idea man. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Jeff's daughters were asked by Peter Graves about it during Jeff's "Biography" episode. And Jeff Chandler WAS macho. "Jeff Chandler was standing in the middle of the bedroom in a red wig, a flowered chiffon dress . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. 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"State Will Investigate Jeff Chandler's Death: Bureau to Look Into Hospital Procedure in Actor's Case Due to Public Interest", "$1.5 Million Suit Filed in Jeff Chandler Death: Damages from Hospital and Physicians Asked on Behalf of Children and Estate". A popular action star of the '50s ("Broken Arrow"), the 6- foot-5-inch Chandler was deeply in love with Williams -- and hoped that she would accept his passion for designer gowns, wigs and high heels. Me? If they haven't seen any of his films (or think they haven't! and refers to the pride he took in his genitalia ("He talked about his penis as if it were a dear and talented friend."). Tinee, Mae. "Renewal at Allied for Jeff Chandler: 'Plunderers' Pleases Studio; Star Urges Subsidy for Films" Scheuer, Philip K. "Marsha Hunt Signs for 'Plunderers': 'Threepenny Opera' Due Here; 'Untouchables' Will Expand" Scheuer, Philip K. "CHANDLER SIGNED FOR BIBLE DRAMAS: Actor to Play David in Two Specials on A.B.C.-TV Baseball Schedule Set" By RICHARD F. SHEPARD. In 1960, Esther married her third husband, dashing actor Fernando Lamas, whose previous marriage to actress Arlene Dahl produced Lorenzo. Whether Jeff Chandler was a cross-dresser or not is nobody's business ("Esther Williams Is All Wet, Say Friends of the Late Jeff Chandler," by Glenn Lovell, Oct. 27). Jeff was a real sweetheart, but acting with him was like acting with a broomstick, - Maureen O'Hara on acting with Chandler in War Arrow (2004), Writer-director Delmer Daves was looking for an actor to play Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950) at 20th Century Fox. The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography. ". In May, Chandler refused to play the lead in Six Bridges to Cross and Universal put him on suspension. Complete with a pun that she never re-cunted her story! A casually racist remark from Russell's character, indignantly referring to . Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. She met her first husband Leonard Kovner while she was at college but she admitted that after a time she found him very dull and she didn't need him. Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. but didn't know Chandler. Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. "Jeff Chandler Must Pay Wife $1500 Monthly". Esther Williams Leo 1957 - 1960 According to Esther William`s autobiography, her 3 year relationship with Jeff Chandler ended after he shared with her that he was a cross dresser. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's . He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she . None of it helped, and everybody raved about Jeff's singing, but let's face it: He really didn't sing very well. Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. This is a carousel. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". Don't get me wrong I wanted fame and money when I decided to take up acting. So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. Tbla. [4], In a 1960 interview Chandler said his favorite films were Broken Arrow, Battle of Apache Pass, Two Flags West, Because of You ("my first real love story"), Sign of the Pagan, The Toy Tiger ("a change for me"), Drango, Raw Wind in Eden ("beautiful locale"), and The Lady Takes a Flyer ("I had Lana Turner with me").[85]. So I figured his two daughters knew, too. For 13 years, she lived in total submission to him, where she had to stop being "Esther Williams" and could not have her children live with her. r68, just because you remember him doesn't mean 99% of the population does, so why don't you check the facts before you stupidly label other people as dumb? The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (born 1947) and Dana Grossel (born 1949). When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. . Didn't think so. Hopper, Hedda, "Jeff Chandler Aims to Do 'Young Moses'", "ALLIED ARTISTS SIGNS PRODUCER: John Huston to Make 3 Films Wyler and Wilder Also Completing Similar Deals" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, "NADER TO REPLACE CHANDLER 2D TIME: Actor Will Be Co-Star With Maureen O'Hara in 'Lady Godiva' Film at U.-I." He lost his father when he was 1, and his mother when he was 4. The part was proving tricky to cast; in Chandler's words, "Fox was looking for a guy big enough physically to play the role and unfamiliar enough to moviegoers to lend authenticity. WEHT Robert Rockwell? They look nothing alike. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. A May 1955 review of a Chandler live performance in Variety said "it is in the realm of pure song" that Chandler "falters and shows weakness."[101]. For a number of years, film exhibitors voted Chandler among the top stars at the box office. I know plenty of film buffs who have never heard of him or seen his movies (most of which aren't very good). If you're trapped in a cage for 22 years and you're suddenly let out, the sun looks a little brighter and the sky a little bluer.". Please click here to update your account with a username and password. The "Crawford crying on the set" took place on the soundstage of TORCH SONG, Joan's first Technicolor starring film (barring her cameo in IT'S A GREAT FEELING) and her return to MGM. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. . Young people today, look at IMDB and have no idea of all the radio drama and comedy work done by stars of old. . This thread makes me miss the Datalounge of 2012 . "Jeff Chandler Finally Gets to 'Act His Age': Rising Young (31) Screens Player Considers Himself 'a Lucky Kid'" SCHEUER, PHILIP K. "The News of Radio: John Kieran Will Perform for Television in Series of Films on Natural History". Jeff was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus High School. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! None of these embarrassed people were in Esther's bedroom. 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