Anyone serious about old films knows who Jeff Chandler was. This thread makes me miss the Datalounge of 2012 . Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. I wasn't there, so I don't know, but if Esther was bitter about the end of the relationship or felt ill-used in some way, she wouldn't have been the first person or the last to smear the reputation of an ex. When you're trekking the country as I am now for my Decca records "I Should Care" and "More Than Anyone" and for Universal International, my home studio every hour of the day, from the morning disc jockeys to the midnight program is filled. Yes you can, family members have sued over things like this. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. It is really hilarious that someone is so stupid that they can't comprehend that Jeff Chandler was still very well remembered when she wrote the book. "BETTE DAVIS SEEKS TO LEAVE WARNERS: Negotiations Are Under Way to Cancel Contract, Making Actress a Free Agent" by THOMAS F. BRADY, "LANCASTER, HECHT BUY MAILER NOVEL: Actor to Play Lieut. Whether Jeff cross-dressed or not we'll never know since no one has come forward to corroborate Esther's story. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). "I developed an ulcer. [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? At a trial, Fred Otash said the detectives had followed them to get the story. Hardly anyone today knows who Jeff Chandler is. Chandler had a relationship with Gloria DeHaven that was exposed in Confidential magazine. Genealogy for Esther Jane Williams (1921 - 2013) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. In 1960, Esther married her third husband, dashing actor Fernando Lamas, whose previous marriage to actress Arlene Dahl produced Lorenzo. Jeff Chandler was born in Brooklyn. Esther Williams. "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. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. 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. If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. "Drama: Henry Fonda to Have Lee Cobb as Costar". She said Lamas was too macho to accept her kids from a prior marriage, so they could never come over. In exchange for this, Chandler was to make two more films for Universal under his original contract with them, then enter into a new arrangement under which he would appear in two films a year over three years.[48]. . Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. If they haven't seen any of his films (or think they haven't! She eventually was spotted by a MGM talent scout while working in a Los Angeles department store. That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. . . 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. He left to work on a movie after three and a half weeks. "I froze at the bedroom door and started screaming," she writes when describing her first glimpse of Chandler in chiffon. [quote]No. [2] He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a child. How dare they claim to be film buffs when they've not seen all three! Please click here to register for free. Louella Parsons: "Jeff Chandler? So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. [16], In February 1953, I was making a second picture with Jeff Chandler, one called War Arrow. ), though I've never seen any of her movies. According to Williams, who began a love affair with Chandler during the shooting of Raw Wind in Eden in 1956, Chandler was happy and secure only in womens clothing. Cross-dressing, she writes, gave the actor a sexual thrill. I guess if Jeff showed himself off to other women, they are too discreet and/or kind to verify. [54], Chandler made another for Universal, A Stranger in My Arms with June Allyson. Family & Personal Life Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. He worked for two years in stock companies, including a performance of The Trojan Horse opposite famous singers and actors Gordon MacRae and his wife Sheila MacRae, who became his good friends. Chandler was a cousin of actor David Roya, who played the young villain Bernard Posner in Billy Jack. He was married from 1946-52, and had two daughters. She married Fernando Lamas. Sheila Mac Rae confronts Esther Williams; bravo, Jim Carrey; conservative women get a reality check; Orson Welles's daughter sets the record straight; readers give socialites the cold shoulder. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! 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. . $ What really galls the actors friends is that he cant defend himself against Williams charges. I make a point of answering all my mail, and when anyone asks me for an autograph, I'm not just flattered. [63], In 1957, he had an affair with Esther Williams while they made a movie together, and his wife filed for divorce at the end of the year. 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). 1941. None of these embarrassed people were in Esther's bedroom. He followed this with two films for Universal, The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner, and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation over-and-above the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. That's like Newt Gingrich's claim that "none of our friends" agrees with his ex wife. . Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . In a fitting tribute to Williams' love of spending time in water, she arranged to have her ashes tossed in the Pacific . Earlmar signed a six-picture deal with United Artists, under which Chandler was to appear in at least three of the films. [10] Hollywood tended to cast him, though, in different nationalities. TO MAKE SPACE-TEST FILM: Feature to Depict Efforts of U.S. Scientists to Launch an Earth Satellite" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, Louella Parsons: "Linda Darnell Signs With Jeff Chandler", "Tuesday Proclaimed as L.A. Free Enterprise Day", "SYMBOLIC DRAMA WILL BE A MOVIE: 'A Passenger to Bali,' Which Ran Here in 1940, Bought by Security Pictures" by THOMAS M. PRYOR. I never heard a word or whisper that intimated that about Jeff. In case you're wondering, R71, she didn't write the book last week. [69] Chandler had nearly lost an eye and had been visibly scarred in an auto accident years earlier. It pissed him off, perhaps making him think she was condescending to him. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". Actor Jeff Chandler and actress Esther Williams, who both met while filming a movie in Italy, are rumored to wed when their respective divorces are finalized. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. People here WANT to believe that Chandler loved to dress in drag. Lamas was controlling and abusive. Chandler . "Well, Jeff's been gone a long time," she says softly. The actor also had affairs with actresses Gloria De Haven and Ann Sheridan. "LADD, PARAMOUNT DISCUSS CONTRACT: Actor Seeks Picture-a-Year Deal on Long-Term Basis After Current Pact Ends Youngster Gets Role" By THOMAS M. PRYOR, "Drama: Cyd Charisse Costar in 'Strategy of Love'". [34] Both The Robe and Magnificent Obsession became big hits. His real name was Ira Grossel and his film-name was exactly right. . With Dan's wife right there - she fully supported her husband's fetish. She lived an amazing life and has plenty of REAL dirt to sharewhy would she need to make things up? "Jeff Chandler Sought for 'Angry River;' Wanger Plans Mounties Movie", Schallert, Edwin. That has been pretty much debunked. [33] He also missed out on the lead in the remake of Magnificent Obsession, for which he had been mooted; the part was taken by Rock Hudson, who had supported Chandler in Iron Man. But it was more than sex that drew her in, she says. If it were true, there should have been rumors long before Esther's book. 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. His wife complained that Chandler was . I like to push buttons. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . In her autobiography Hold the Roses (2002), Rose Marie wrote that "Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. Why should she re-can't? I read the book a long time ago and thought Esther Williams came across as a great old broad. He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? "1,500 Attend Funeral of Actor Jeff Chandler: Hundreds of Movie Fans and Many of His Friends in Baseball Present at Rites". Why would she make up a story about Jeff Chandler to sell books? 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]. In 1984, Esther Williams mentioned in an interview for the Chicago Tribune that Chandler been a . The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). [quote]I get Jeff Chandler confused with Jeffrey Hunter. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. [78] He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City. "Looking at Hollywood: Movie Studio Plans Remake of 'The Magnificent Obsession'" Hopper, Hedda. But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . Jeff Chandler. ", "I said, 'What did you do to my life's memories?' Esther Williams (Esther Jane Williams) was born on 8 August, 1921 in Inglewood, CA, is an American swimmer. They look nothing alike. III. I think she took a cheap potshot. youtube clip referenced above. I went to college with his son in the (early!) In his films, his leading ladies included Maureen O'Hara, Rhonda Fleming, Jane Russell, Joan Crawford, and June Allyson. When her second son, Kim, was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, Lamas wouldn't even drive Williams to the hospital. He said he was under contract to Universal to make two films a year at $60,000 per film for 1957 and $75,000 per film for 1958. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here", Tinee, Mae. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. He was an asshole to her during the filming of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, though. And Jeff Chandler WAS macho. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Chandler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1770 Vine Street. He tore out ev ery picture of my first husband, of Ben, of Jeff, of anybody that was in my life. 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. It's on YouTube. I think Esther is all wet!! Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. 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.". Chandler and Williams had a . Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. "Big Chief Cochise Set; Sidney to Direct 'Keys;' Trevor 'Package' Looms" Schallert, Edwin. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s. [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]. Here I thought Esther was a goody two shoes and it turns out she was a big ol size queen. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. for the film and had to settle for Esther. Would you wear Dyson's new air-purifying headphones? 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? You tell them off! It's the fact that he was well remembered WHEN SHE WROTE THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford frequently wore each other's gowns. ", His machismo was so out of hand, Williams says, that "he once went through my scrapbook without my knowing it. [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. How would a lez like Jane Russell know anything intimate about Jeff? Russell was very homophobic, in response she said: "I've never heard of such a thing. She was always competitive and didn't like to be one-upped. . "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. [79], An investigation ensued into Chandler's death. Her stories about Gene Kelly I don't think were ribald, at least as far as them ever hooking up. If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. In July 1952, Chandler signed a fresh contract with Universal that doubled his salary. "Jeff Chandler, Wife Refuse Reconciliation: Actor Offers to Continue $1500-a-Month Allowance; She Asks Total of $6500". 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. "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. He attended Erasmus Hall High School, the alma mater of many stage and film personalities, where he acted in school plays; his schoolmates included Susan Hayward. Romantically involved in the late 1950s; in her autobiography, she claimed Chandler was a cross-dresser. Jeff Chandler and Esther Williams. However, Chandler intended to continue to make films for Universal under a multipicture contract. American actor Jeff Chandler as Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill in a scene from the film 'Merrill's Marauders', 1962. "It's no Indian story," said Chandler, "let Cochise rest in peace. Her single mom Anna was the local tramp until she married a deliveryman named Harry Hough. Jeff Chandler: American actor and singer (1918 - 1961), Actor, Film actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, From: United States of America . Actor. [17] As part of the arrangement, Chandler signed a deal with Fox to make a film a year with them for six years. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. Chandler, known for his rich baritone voice and prematurely gray hair, died in 1961 as the result of a botched operation for chronic back pain. [15] Chandler impressed studio executives so much with his work that shortly into filming, Universal signed him to a seven-year contract. No one said he was a convincing cross dresser. "'Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal", Schallert, Edwin. There have been many people who have, since his death, come forward and outed him as both a transvestite and a homosexual, including Betty Grable, Andre Previn, and now Scotty Bowers. Movie fans seem to think that actors belong to them, but we like to feel we belong to ourselves. None of this evidence, however, has ever come to light about Jeff Chandler R48, Dan Dailey's cross-dressing was reportedly witnessed by a long-dead colleague of mine (who could easily have read about it in Kenneth Anger's work). Esther married her second husband in 1945, attractive band singer Ben Gage, with whom she had three children. Russell recalls being in Honolulu in 1960 for a fund-raiser when Williams sought her out and expressed misgivings about her relationship with Chandler. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. Unlike that other famous Hollywood cross-dresser, Dan Dailey. "You men all ask the question," Williams says. . And in Hollywood, if you're not working on a picture or getting ready for one, you have to keep studying. 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. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). Louis was a sign painter and Bula was a psychologist. His former lover Esther Williams, in her tell-all 1999 autobiography, put Chandler back in the headlines after . . I want to eventually branch off into writing and directing. GIRLS, GARTERS, AND JEFF CHANDLER. "It just opened a door for us to be together and rediscover each other. He was apparently, and despite his height, a transvestite in his private life. Esther Williams. "If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was.". The mind boggles. His features were rugged and masculine. The two lived on neighboring farms in Kansas and carried on . [46] He was voted the seventh-most popular star with British cinema goers. R52, nothing about Esther Williams was fishy. He most likely was a cross dresser. Hunt co-starred with Chandler in The Plunderers (1960). But Jeff Chandler one hot gorgeous Jewish hunk of man, in a dress or out. And he said, 'Yeah, I am getting a little tired.' Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). I think some people just haven't done their homework, so quit whingeing! 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. In 1952, exhibitors voted Chandler the 22nd-most popular star in the US. Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died, R44. to Make Space-Test Film: Feature to Depict Efforts of U.S. Scientists to Launch an Earth Satellite" by Thomas M. Pryor. he had an affair with Esther . [5][6], Chandler formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, in Illinois in the summer of 1941. Why has this not been mentioned? His engagement to Esther Williams was broken off when she discovered his hobby. She met her first husband, Leonard Kovner, while attending Los Angeles City College. Chandler was born Ira Grossel to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the only child of Anna (ne Herman) and Phillip Grossel. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). It must be the weekend. "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". Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. "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". "Betty Grable speaks from the grave.". Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Or everyone else is dead but Esther. Esther Williams dating history Relationships. Back at Universal, he played a boxer in Iron Man (1951), a remake of an old Lew Ayres movie. Chandler stated: I don't want to make pictures in other countries; I want to stay home. The Chandler chapter is getting all the attention, but Williams devotes far more space in her book to Lamas, the Argentine actor who insisted that she bag her career and devote herself entirely to him before he would commit. What good does it do to speak ill of the dead? says writer Norman Corwin, who knew Chandler from a 1960 Pasadena Playhouse production of his drama The Rivalry. I think its crass.. [65] The court ordered Chandler to continue paying $1,500 per month. At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". Take a look at He was reunited with Fox and Delmer Daves to play a Polynesian chief in Bird of Paradise (1951), which Chandler admitted was a variation of his performance as Cochise. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle, and the couple had two daughters, both born in the late 1940s. He then went on to make a war film, Red Ball Express, and a swashbuckler, Yankee Buccaneer. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). [quote]He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? "Drama: Hayward Slates Picture; 20th Casts Chandler; 'Chaplains' Activated" Schallert, Edwin. The man got around and apparently fucked a lot of women, but only one says he cross-dressed. "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. Unfortunately, that kind of revelation of sexual behavior, about someone whos dead and cant defend himself, has become commonplace., Williams counters that the public has become inured to smut. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. And why wouldn't he cross dress? Esther Williams, August 8, Esther Williams was an awarding winning competitive actress and Swimmer during the 1940's to 1960s, She made appearances in films such as 'Andy Hardy's Double Life' and won a Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite Female in 1952. . [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. Howard Thomas.. About. . "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. He was mostly cast in B Westerns and often played Native Americans with bad wigs and shaved chests. "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. It's somewhat of an odd pose, as Esther spent most of her film career in a swim suit, and Jeff liked to crossdress. If he had guy pals who shared his fetish, obviously they wouldn't be coming forth to verify Esther's story. Didn't think so. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here" Tinee, Mae. "R.K.O. Jeff was Jewish posing as WASP. It didn't do too well, but it wasn't because he wasn't an adequate . 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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. She is very frank and graphic about her sexual liaisons with Victor Mature, Fernando Lamas and Jeff Chandler and also tells some ribald stories of her encounters with Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, Johnny Weissmuller, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. [73], He represented the Screen Actors Guild during talks throughout the 1960 actors' strike. Jump to: Overview (5) . Chandler married Actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. . [26], Chandler made up with Universal,[41] which cast him in Lady Godiva of Coventry. She told him, "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots.". 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. 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