His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. [29] On Peggy Lee's radio show, he had demonstrated a talent for singing, and he pursued this through the decade.[30]. I think Esther is all wet!! I want to eventually branch off into writing and directing. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. . Biography. Esther was raped by a family friend as a teenager. click ACCEPT. "Blood Infection Caused Death of Jeff Chandler". If the movies had not found him the advertising agencies would have done and in fact, whenever you saw a still of him you looked at his wrist-watch or pipe before realising that he wasn't promoting something. If she wanted to make up a story about someone - why him? Jeff Chandler is a member of Actor . Esther clearly had a chip on her shoulder all those years as being typed as a novelty swimming star. "I couldn't marry anyone who, every time I got dressed in something divine, would want to be wearing it instead of me," Williams explains. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". Tbla. She met her first husband, Leonard Kovner, while attending Los Angeles City College. It didn't do too well, but it wasn't because he wasn't an adequate . He was famous for being extremely tall, very grey, and having a deep, gravelly voice and piercing eyes. 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. His former lover Esther Williams, in her tell-all 1999 autobiography, put Chandler back in the headlines after asserting that he was a cross-dresser. [16], In February 1953, I was making a second picture with Jeff Chandler, one called War Arrow. He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. The book isn't being released tomorrow. "Drama: Hayward Slates Picture; 20th Casts Chandler; 'Chaplains' Activated" Schallert, Edwin. Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. Hello and thank you for registering. I'd quit work immediately if I had the money, and travel for a while. ". Didn't think so. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. Corwin and others believe that Chandler is the latest victim of high-stakes celebrity publishing, in which each subsequent tell-all must tell more. Jeff Chandler - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an. But Jeff Chandler one hot gorgeous Jewish hunk of man, in a dress or out. Young people today, look at IMDB and have no idea of all the radio drama and comedy work done by stars of old. Bret says Hough had a lust for very young girls and attempted to rape his stepdaughter. Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died, R44. 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 . Brand New 2K Master! She revealed this in her 1999 autobiography. Esther has a naughty side. And throw in Jeffrey Lynn as well. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here" Tinee, Mae. Esther Williams Official Pinterest Page. Some features on this site require a subscription. She eventually was spotted by a MGM talent scout while working in a Los Angeles department store. Jeff Chandler's agent was Doovid Barskin of The Barskin Agency in the late 50s. "'Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal", Schallert, Edwin. [34] Both The Robe and Magnificent Obsession became big hits. This is a community where rumor is rife; theres never a shortage of fuel for the gossipers, says Corwin, who teaches at USC. [4] He served for four years, mostly in the Aleutians, finishing with the rank of lieutenant. [77], At the time of his death, Chandler was involved with British actress Barbara Shelley. ", Williams knew that some people would resent her dredging up the past. [59] It was shot in London and Israel. 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I read it, and she seemed to have some axes to grind with some dead people whom she felt did her a wrong turn (one recollection had her spying Joan Crawford alone on a darkened stage, sobbing because her fans had deserted her hmmm). How could a strong, accomplished woman -- a national swimming champion and box-office star -- submit to a bully and allow her children to suffer her absence? If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. In the coloured stills and on posters his studio always showed his hair as blue, heightening the unreality. It's somewhat of an odd pose, as Esther spent most of her film career in a swim suit, and Jeff liked to crossdress. The thread bumper is back. "It just opened a door for us to be together and rediscover each other. "Looking at Hollywood: Movie Studio Plans Remake of 'The Magnificent Obsession'" Hopper, Hedda. The actor also had affairs with actresses Gloria De Haven and Ann Sheridan. That was when I moved in with her and had my son, who is now 16. Edward Guthmann is a Bay Area freelance writer. Her line of Esther Williams Swimsuits was very successful, and she was dubbed by Life Magazine as the 'Mermaid Tycoon'. "If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was.". In her autobiography Hold the Roses (2002), Rose Marie wrote that "Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. [5][6], Chandler formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, in Illinois in the summer of 1941. Hello. Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? "THEDA BARA MOVIE GOES TO COLUMBIA: De Sylva's 'The Great Vampire' Will Be Distributed by Studio 'Champion' Suit Ruling" by Thomas F. Brady. She said Lamas was too macho to accept her kids from a prior marriage, so they could never come over. [26], Chandler made up with Universal,[41] which cast him in Lady Godiva of Coventry. [58] Allied was so pleased with the film, they requested three more movies from August, but Chandler never got to make them.[57]. Jeff Chandler, Dana Andrews, Kirk Douglas and even 17-year-old Our Gang alum Jackie Cooper. Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. . Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. This was to take effect from August 1956 onwards, when Chandler's exclusive contract with Universal expired. I see that as the least I can do for the people who have given me the fruits of this world.[3]. Ten or 20 years ago, she says, she couldn't have written "The Million Dollar Mermaid," "only because I hadn't analyzed (my life). 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). "[21] The movie was shot on location in Italy, although Chandler's radio commitments meant some of it had to be filmed in Hollywood. She claims in her autiobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the relationship. When her second son, Kim, was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, Lamas wouldn't even drive Williams to the hospital. For that he had the requisite Jewishness (of which he was very proud) and he was not quite real. That would be sheer gossip.. She lived an amazing life and has plenty of REAL dirt to sharewhy would she need to make things up? He's almost totally forgotten. The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. Jeff Chandler was in relationships with Esther Williams (1957 - 1960), Mamie Van Doren (1954), Susan Hayward (1954 - 1955), Julie Adams (1953 - 1954), Mrta Torn (1951) and Marilyn Maxwell. Anyone in the world with imagination and initiative can become a success. Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. The two are co-starring in the film, The Islander, now being made on location in Italy.Image provided by Getty Images. And, again, why would she need to say that to sell books? In 1954, Chandler was starting to recognize how heavy his workload was: You just can't call your time your own. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). [quote]When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. . She then married singer/actor Ben Gage in Nov 1945 and had three children to him. I've only recently found out who Jeff Chandler was (his What's My Line? He was 42. [76] He died on June 17, 1961. At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". In the 1950 western Broken Arrow, Chandler appeared opposite James Stewart as Cochise. 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. If it wasn't true, it came from one of her editors. [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. by THOMAS M. PRYOR. Recalling the evening she allegedly found Chandler in red wig and flowered chiffon dress, Williams writes, Here was my lover--a strong, manly figure by anyones estimate--who had just been standing before me in high heels and a dress. Esther's tell-all book titled The Million Dollar Mermaid caused a furore when it was published in 1999, especially among the friends and acquaintances of her former fiance Jeff Chandler, after she wrote about his private penchant for dressing in women's clothing. The car jack-less beauty, after being rebuffed (and hilariously mocked) by a passing Apache family's truck, is eventually rescued from the burnt orange heat of broiling midday by jeep-driving mining engineer Jeff Chandler and his half-drunken doctor pal Dan Duryea. One of the aspects of her book that I found fascinating was her talking about how she and other big female stars of the era dealt with working their pregnancies (and miscarriages and abortions) into their studio contracts and schedules. He teased her unmercifully. [43], In May, Chandler performed at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Later, Jeff Chandler was in a relationship with Gloria De Haven. "Well, Jeff's been gone a long time," she says softly. died in 1989 at age 71. Jeff was Jewish posing as WASP. . Mary! It's NOT about who remembers him TODAY, Moron. Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Worse yet, Lamas refused to allow Williams' three children from her marriage to Gage into his life. [36] He left the radio show Our Miss Brooks after five years "to get a rest," he said, "Although it didn't take long to do the show, it tied up all my Sundays."[37]. I've known since I was a kid. "Betty Grable speaks from the grave.". January 2000 He most likely was a cross dresser. "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". SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. . 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 didn't know Chandler. His other credits include Sword . 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. Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. That's Gay 101 or are every one of your old film buffs straight? Chandler's father was connected with the restaurant business and got his son a job as a restaurant cashier. Her son was 15 and she would drive over every night and make sure he ate and then she would go home to Lamas. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). It was no secret that Jeff's real name was Ira Gosselman. $ [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. Chandler was a cousin of actor David Roya, who played the young villain Bernard Posner in Billy Jack. Chandler received more attention playing Eve Arden's love interest on radio in Our Miss Brooks, which debuted in July 1948 and became a massive hit. Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. Family & Personal Life Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. "I screamed and screamed, with shock and disbelief and a refusal to comprehend. "You men all ask the question," Williams says. It was wonderful . Those who knew the actor say such posthumous Mommie Dearest stories are both unconscionable and immaterial. My favorite Jeff Chandler film is TWO FLAGS WEST, which, perhaps not surprisingly, as it features my favorite, Linda Darnell. For other people named Jeff Chandler, see. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). "Fame Has Its Fee For Jeff Chandler" by Richard L. Coe. If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." 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. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950). : As an Indian, Jeff Chandler caused countless feminine hearts to flutter; now, in straight dramatic roles, he's a box office smash". [78] He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City. Family & Personal Life. [quote]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? He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. The actor tragically passed away on June 17, 1961. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! "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. At the time Esther's book was released, Jeff Chandler was still well-known. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . [8], After being discharged from the army, Chandler moved to Los Angeles in December 1945 with $3,000 he had saved. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. 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. Chandler had a concurrent career as a singer and recording artist, releasing several albums and playing nightclubs. In May, Chandler refused to play the lead in Six Bridges to Cross and Universal put him on suspension. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. He worked briefly in radio, then got a job in a stock company on Long Island as an actor and stage manager. [42], Universal cast Chandler in an expensive remake of The Spoilers, then was given the lead in one of the studio's most prestigious films of the year, Away All Boats. To compensate, she devised a five-year plan of spending afternoons and evenings with her children in Santa Monica, then leaving them with her sister and driving to Lamas' Bel Air home to spend the night. When Esther Williams worked at MGM in the '40s and '50s in a series of swimming musicals, movie stars didn't reveal the truth about themselves or their co-stars. Shortly after his last film Merrill's Marauders (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc. 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. Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen, has died at 91. . So I figured his two daughters knew, too. Chandler was born Ira Grossel to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the only child of Anna (ne Herman) and Phillip Grossel. 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. to Make Space-Test Film: Feature to Depict Efforts of U.S. Scientists to Launch an Earth Satellite" by Thomas M. Pryor. 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. [70], Esther Williams wrote in her 1999 autobiography that she broke off their relationship and that Chandler was a cross dresser. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man.. He was mostly cast in B Westerns and often played Native Americans with bad wigs and shaved chests. Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? r57 you talk about Jane Russell like she was some uninformed rube from the sticks. Lamas was controlling and abusive. ", His machismo was so out of hand, Williams says, that "he once went through my scrapbook without my knowing it. Jeff Chandler is a member of the following lists: Actors from New York, American film actors and American singer-songwriters. Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. She married singer/actor Ben Gage on November 25, 1945; they had . Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford frequently wore each other's gowns. "VIDEO AND RADIO TO REACH HIGH POINT AT YULE: Programs Are Listed for Holiday" REMENIH, ANTON. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. "Wife Divorces Jeff Chandler, Screen Actor", Divorce Planned but Called Off, Says Jeff Chandler. 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. As with most of her remarks, Williams says this casually and without embarrassment, but with a slight grin that betrays her appreciation of a juicy anecdote. In 1984, Esther Williams mentioned in an interview for the Chicago Tribune that Chandler been a . I I think they sidestepped it. [66] Their divorce was granted in June 1959, with Chandler giving his wife $100,000 and over $2,166 per month in alimony plus $500 per month in child support. His wife complained that Chandler was . "Film Unit Opposes Foreign Ventures: A.F.L. He put together an act and we opened at the Riviera. Oct. 27, 1999 12 AM PT. "Looking at Hollywood: Orson Welles Will Star in and Direct 'Badge of Evil'", Hopper, Hedda. Actor Jeff Chandler had a great career in films, which was cut short by his untimely death. He'd married in 1946, and had two daughters. But who could confirm the story? "He became so absorbed by his career that he spent all time when not actually working on a picture in his business office", said his wife. American Actor Jeff Chandler was born Ira Grossel on 15th December, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and passed away on 17th Jun 1961 Culver City, CA aged 42. Anyone serious about old films knows who Jeff Chandler was. Chandler married actress . The book also revealed Williams took LSD . Back at Universal, he played a boxer in Iron Man (1951), a remake of an old Lew Ayres movie. "I'm sending much sympathy to Sandra, his family, and all who . [65] The court ordered Chandler to continue paying $1,500 per month. 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