If they haven't seen any of his films (or think they haven't! Chandler had appeared on air in Rogue's Gallery with Dick Powell, who was impressed by the actor, and put pressure on Columbia to give Chandler his first film role, a small part as a gangster in Johnny O'Clock (1947). I've known since I was a kid. And he said, 'Yeah, I am getting a little tired.' Chandler said he always wanted to act, but courses for commercial art were cheaper, so he studied art for a year and worked as a layout artist for a mail-order catalogue at $18 a week. "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. "[6] Chandler's performance as a similar resistance leader-type in Sword of the Desert brought him to the studio's attention, and he was borrowed from Universal for the role in May 1949. and refers to the pride he took in his genitalia ("He talked about his penis as if it were a dear and talented friend."). Then he made a funeral pyre of them and burned the pictures in my backyard. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). Chandler and Williams had a . He then went over to Warner Bros. to make Merrill's Marauders, which was his last film. 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. He teased her unmercifully. If it were true, there should have been rumors long before Esther's book. And in Hollywood, if you're not working on a picture or getting ready for one, you have to keep studying. Who wrote the Wiki entry for "Because of You.". Jeff Chandler was born in Brooklyn. Why has this not been mentioned? Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). It's somewhat of an odd pose, as Esther spent most of her film career in a swim suit, and Jeff liked to crossdress. ). This is a community where rumor is rife; theres never a shortage of fuel for the gossipers, says Corwin, who teaches at USC. Jeff Chandler's agent was Doovid Barskin of The Barskin Agency in the late 50s. "1,500 Attend Funeral of Actor Jeff Chandler: Hundreds of Movie Fans and Many of His Friends in Baseball Present at Rites". He was muscular and the expressions on his face most of the time were soothing. Her line of Esther Williams Swimsuits was very successful, and she was dubbed by Life Magazine as the 'Mermaid Tycoon'. Their divorce was granted in 1959. Esther Williams. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. Unlike that other famous Hollywood cross-dresser, Dan Dailey. 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. III. . Esther Williams with Betty White and Ricardo Montalban. I'm mid-way to being an eldergay (25). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950). 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. Jeff Chandler was in 4 on-screen matchups, including Elaine Stewart in The Tattered Dress (1957), Faith Domergue in The Great Sioux Uprising (1953), Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels (1957) and Lana Turner in The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958). . Jeff Chandler: American actor and singer (1918 - 1961), Actor, Film actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, From: United States of America . And let's face it, acting is the easiest way I know to make a buck. [quote]Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? 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. I had a huge crush on Chandler when I was a little girl and he was certainly NOT Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks. It didn't do too well, but it wasn't because he wasn't an adequate . For 13 years, she lived in total submission to him, where she had to stop being "Esther Williams" and could not have her . Because this is Datalounge, silly. Film historian David Shipman wrote this analysis of Chandler's image: Jeff Chandler looked as though he had been dreamed up by one of those artists who specialise in male physique studies, or a mite further up the artistic scale, he might have been plucked bodily from some modern mural on a biblical subject. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Even if he was a crossdresser, it would not change anything. [17] As part of the arrangement, Chandler signed a deal with Fox to make a film a year with them for six years. Former champion swimmer Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler embrace during a scene from 1957's 'Raw Wind in Eden.' (JAMES PRINGLE/AP) But she did all the water work herself despite ongoing risks. She married Fernando Lamas. Williams was newly married to a medical student, Leonard Kovner - she would later have to buy him out of the marriage for $1,500 - and the priapic Weissmuller tried it on with her so often . That's Gay 101 or are every one of your old film buffs straight? He enjoyed that kind of thing. Robert Rockwell was Mr. Boynton on the Our Miss Brooks TV series but did Jeff Chandler play him on the earlier radio series? R48, Andre Previn in his autobiog wrote about intercepting Dan Dailey on the way to the "It's Always Fair Weather" premiere, with Dan drunk as a skunk and in full drag. Jeff Chandler was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the . They all make up stories to sell books. That was the audience that was buying the book. "Foy, 'Breen Shape 'Tanks Are Coming' for Screen; Bushman Acts King Saul" Schallert, Edwin. [quote]I get Jeff Chandler confused with Jeffrey Hunter. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003 . Esther describes at least two of her husbands in that book as being extremely well endowed (Gage, Lamas). They look nothing alike. "Nothing happens to you that you can't handle," she says. [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. But it's the Chandler revelation, excerpted by Vanity Fair in its September issue, that's gotten the most attention. CENTER C: Chandler assists Esther Williams. Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. Esther Williams wrote in her 1999 autobiography that she broke off their relationship and that Chandler was a cross dresser. (Original Caption) A star is born as actress Esther Williams gets a lift from the strong arms actor Jeff Chandler at the Pincio Terrace in the famed Borghese Gardens of Rome. I guess if Jeff showed himself off to other women, they are too discreet and/or kind to verify. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). Severe complications arose; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. 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. Cast: Van Johnson (Bill Stevens Chandler), Esther Williams (Connie Allenbury), Lucille Ball (Gladys Benton), Keenan Wynn (Warren Haggerty), Cecil Kellaway (J.B. Allenbury), Ben Blue (Spike Dolan), June Lockhart (Babs Norvell). In a fitting tribute to Williams' love of spending time in water, she arranged to have her ashes tossed in the Pacific . [80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]. But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). "That's the the Queen of Hearts, Jeff- on top". Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. They separated in 1952 and she . Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. 70s and he was a hottie! His wife complained that Chandler was . Family & Personal Life Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. Chandler spoke of making Young Moses and a Western with friends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, but neither film was made. Esther's recollection of Joan is even crueler than her recollection of Jeff. 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. Whereas, I've long been aware of Esther Williams (the swimming movie star!?! Jeff Chandler (1958) Biography. Actor Jeff Chandler had a great career in films, which was cut short by his untimely death. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. "I don't know why I got it," Chandler joked at the time, "maybe it's because I'm saving them money. It was the only way I could do it and stay married to Fernando. Bret says Hough had a lust for very young girls and attempted to rape his stepdaughter. Of all the things you could make up - why that? Every Sunday night, our local NPR station features radio shows from the 40s and 50s with stars like Olivia de Haviland, Spencer Tracey, Peter Lorre, Claudette Colbert, Jeff Chandler, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Loretta Young, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, etc., etc. [15] Chandler impressed studio executives so much with his work that shortly into filming, Universal signed him to a seven-year contract. "Now Jeff has gone, I feel like one of my band of brothers has left this world, and I'm going to dearly miss him," he wrote. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Jeff was Jewish posing as WASP. . Instead, she broke off the relationship the day after she discovered his habit. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux (1965) ISBN -374-52268-5 Chandler himself had nearly lost an eye and had been visibly scarred in an auto accident years earlier. He was 42. I I think they sidestepped it. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. They dicorced in 1944. Jeff was hot. She made her film debut with MGM in an "Andy Hardy" picture called . He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she . The man got around and apparently fucked a lot of women, but only one says he cross-dressed. Chandler married Actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. . On May 27, he received yet another operation, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood. Complete with a pun that she never re-cunted her story! Me too. [43], In May, Chandler performed at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. He followed this with two films for Universal, The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner, and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. Didn't think so. I've only recently found out who Jeff Chandler was (his What's My Line? The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker and Dana Grosse. There's not going to be an Esther Williams autograph party on Saturday. Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. [2] He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a child. [73], He represented the Screen Actors Guild during talks throughout the 1960 actors' strike. [14], Chandler's performance in Our Miss Brooks brought him to the attention of executives at Universal, who were looking for someone to play an Israeli leader in Sword in the Desert (1949). 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