The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. Why would a woman who had faced down the powerful MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer and performed dangerous water stunts on skis, outriggers and 50-foot hydraulic lifts suddenly relinquish her will at midlife? "Blood Infection Caused Death of Jeff Chandler". 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. "Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Co-Star in 'Steel Town': Looking at Hollywood", Hopper, Hedda, "FILM CHIEFS MEET UNION OFFICIALS: Studio Heads and Actors Guild Aides Bargain Over Strike Issues" by MURRAY SCHUMACH. American Actress Esther Williams was born Esther Jane . "I loved the book and read it straight through," she says. [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. She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler. Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. "Jeff Chandler Wills $600,000 to Daughters". "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. [80] It was deemed malpractice, and resulted in his children suing the hospital for $1.5 million. [16], In February 1953, I was making a second picture with Jeff Chandler, one called War Arrow. "THEDA BARA MOVIE GOES TO COLUMBIA: De Sylva's 'The Great Vampire' Will Be Distributed by Studio 'Champion' Suit Ruling" by Thomas F. Brady. Even before Broken Arrow was released, Chandler was upped to leading-man status back at Universal. 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. 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). There is absolutely NO proof that Jeff liked polka dots. Jeff Chandler - Biography . For a number of years, film exhibitors voted Chandler among the top stars at the box office. He would never have been lost in a crowd, with that big, square, sculpted 20th century face and his prematurely grey wavy hair. WEHT Robert Rockwell? Brand New 2K Master! [quote]He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? It pissed him off, perhaps making him think she was condescending to him. Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? Jeff Chandler (Ira Grossel) was born on 15 December, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Producer. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Chandler "is proving remarkable in performing singing duty, even though he is not exactly a singing type". The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). Jeff Chandler was born in Brooklyn. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. 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. "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. 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. actor Jeff Chandler, was obsessed about dressing in women's clothing. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. "Looking at Hollywood: Movie Studio Plans Remake of 'The Magnificent Obsession'" Hopper, Hedda. They dicorced in 1944. His real name was as well known as Archie Leach, Norma Jean Baker, Betty Perske and Bernie Schwartz. Howard Thomas.. About. Ten years younger, he is a large, friendly man who indulges his wife and seems amused by her candor. They look nothing alike. "You men all ask the question," Williams says. He also had to be written out of his radio shows Michael Shayne and Our Miss Brooks for several weeks.[12][18]. Companion. Chandler . 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. 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. by Anonymous: reply 26: January 29, 2012 4:00 PM: EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. If you disagree, produce a link or two. "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. Shortly after his last film Merrill's Marauders (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc. Dan Dailey's cross dressing is far from confirmed, FFS. Buys Rose TV Play" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, "R.K.O. ), though I've never seen any of her movies. Williams married four times. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! Not only did she not recant, she continues to insist the story is true, even when confronted by others who say she's a liar. I think I said the f-word. He was to star opposite Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959), but fell ill and had to withdraw.[9][55]. relationship with Jeff Chandler ended after he shared . Genealogy for Esther Jane Williams (1921 - 2013) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Jeff Chandler was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the . [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. Like so many Hollywood stars, Jeff was asked to cash in on his screen stardom by putting out a record. [quote]Why reopen this thread from 5 years ago? Severe complications arose; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. "WELLMAN DIRECTOR OF 'BATTLEGROUND': METRO NAMES HIM TO HANDLE FILM OF BATTLE OF THE BULGE CRAIG IN 'SIDE STREET'" by Thomas F. Brady. 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. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. The second sentence is true, the first is not. Jump to: Overview (5) . He was widely liked and admired . "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. He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? Earlmar signed a six-picture deal with United Artists, under which Chandler was to appear in at least three of the films. She found the hallucinogenic drug an enlightening experience. However, Chandler intended to continue to make films for Universal under a multipicture contract. Type. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana . Jeff Chandler was recognizeable to everyone during his time. If people know who she is then they're familiar with old movies. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. Esther has a naughty side. Without checking into the story, network news magazines, including Dateline NBC and Entertainment Tonight!, aired segments that gave credence to the revelations. If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. When she defended Jeff, she had spent decades on film sets with all sorts of mengay, straight, effeminate, macho, etc. She hardly had the reputation, even back then, as being a sympathetic pushover. I was born to be an executive an idea man. [76] He died on June 17, 1961. She told him, "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots.". "Fernando dragged her down. In 1957, he tangled with Orson Welles corrupt rancher in the B-movie thriller Man in the Shadow.. "Big Chief! Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 - June 17, . Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. I guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as a cross-dresser! He lost his father when he was 1, and his mother when he was 4. "Foy, 'Breen Shape 'Tanks Are Coming' for Screen; Bushman Acts King Saul" Schallert, Edwin. Everyone knows, the three films every film buff must see are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Female on the Beach! . Betty died in 1973, Dailey in 1978. and refers to the pride he took in his genitalia ("He talked about his penis as if it were a dear and talented friend."). In the coloured stills and on posters his studio always showed his hair as blue, heightening the unreality. Ten or 20 years ago, she says, she couldn't have written "The Million Dollar Mermaid," "only because I hadn't analyzed (my life). he had an affair with Esther . There are rumors about many, many people from that era in Hollywood alleging every imaginable kink and proclivity, so it lacks credibility to suggest everyone was too circumspect and polite to suggest such a thing about Chandler. [10] Hollywood tended to cast him, though, in different nationalities. 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. But Jeff Chandler one hot gorgeous Jewish hunk of man, in a dress or out. Esther's POINT was that he was too big (and burly, and testosterone-filled) for polka dots. 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 a member of the following lists: Actors from New York, American film actors and American singer-songwriters. Esther describes at least two of her husbands in that book as being extremely well endowed (Gage, Lamas). Esther clearly had a chip on her shoulder all those years as being typed as a novelty swimming star. 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. Smart, zestful, uninhibited and wise, Williams is like a bawdy aunt who cuts clear to the bone, but never with malice. What I find so unbelievable about Esther's Jeff Chandler story is that he would expose his proclivity to her, of all people. "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". Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. If there was anything going on [with cross-dressing], she would have told me then. 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 . If they haven't seen any of his films (or think they haven't! He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. You want to hear scandalous, look at Eddie Fishers book about Liz Taylor and Debbie Reynolds. "That's the the Queen of Hearts, Jeff- on top". Or even fish-like. Hello and thank you for registering. [29] On Peggy Lee's radio show, he had demonstrated a talent for singing, and he pursued this through the decade.[30]. Jane Russell was a friend of Esther's and a friend and co-star of Jeff's. He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, . I think Esther is all wet!! Her husband was actor/writer Edward Bell, who was 14 years her junior. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. ", Lamas, who remained with Williams 22 years, until his death from cancer in 1982, had an old-world concept of marriage. Married in 1946; divorced in 1959; died in 1989 at age 71. . Biography. His wife complained that Chandler was "chronically fatigued so that he would fall asleep wherever we were. 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. According to one profile, "he has unusual face, with taut, bony features, which seem to fit neatly into any sort of role".[23]. The mind boggles. 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. The actor tragically passed away on June 17, 1961. Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. Oct. 27, 1999 12 AM PT. When his friend Sammy Davis Jr. lost an eye in an accident and was in danger of losing the other, Chandler offered to give Davis one of his own eyes. [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. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Chandler stated: I don't want to make pictures in other countries; I want to stay home. I guess if Jeff showed himself off to other women, they are too discreet and/or kind to verify. R56 = Another pathetic self-hating creep trying to claim everyone on DL thinks alike. I've known since I was a kid. When she made the book deal with Simon & Schuster, "they said, 'See if you can write a page-turner.' by Anonymous: reply 18: January 29, 2012 6:15 AM: . Silver-haired actor who portrayed Cochise in Broken Arrow. I read the book a long time ago and thought Esther Williams came across as a great old broad. "NEW MOVIE DEAL FOR BILLY WILDER: Signed to Direct 'Witness for the Prosecution' After Completing 2 Other Films R.K.O. But colleagues who worked with him closely said he had an easy, light-hearted approach on the set that helped ease some of the strain of production. . Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an . This was no joke. 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. 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. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. Instead, she broke off the relationship the day after she discovered his habit. by THOMAS M. PRYOR. She said she just had to get away and think, but she certainly never mentioned anything like what she has in her book, Russell recalls. . 'Indian' Chandler Changes Pace; He's Now Half Indian". He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. She married Fernando Lamas. Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. [77], At the time of his death, Chandler was involved with British actress Barbara Shelley. 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). [47], In 1956, Universal gave Chandler a leave of absence from his contract with them "for a period of several months" to enable him to make his own movie for Earlmar. "No woman ever asks it. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen, has died at 91. . 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. [8] . A one trick pony on and off film. Many have commented on it. In 1957, he became involved with actress Esther Williams, causing his wife to divorce him. None of it helped. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). ", His machismo was so out of hand, Williams says, that "he once went through my scrapbook without my knowing it. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. She married Fernando Lamas. 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. It didn't do too well, but it wasn't because he wasn't an adequate . He went on to play small roles as gangsters in Roses are Red and The Invisible Wall, and a policeman in Mr Belvedere Goes to College. Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 - June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . But who could confirm the story? We live in a tabloid world., Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Im afraid for her life: Riverside CC womens coach harassed after Title IX suit, Six people, including mother and baby, killed in Tulare County; drug cartel suspected, Want to solve climate change? Me too. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". Esther was raped by a family friend as a teenager. EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. He went back to Fox for his second film for them, as an embittered Union cavalryman in Two Flags West for director Robert Wise. 1941. At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". They separated in 1951,[60] again in 1954,[61] and filed for divorce in 1954. Edward Guthmann is a Bay Area freelance writer. Esther and Fernando had first met in 1953 during the filming of Dangerous When Wet. In her autobiography Hold the Roses (2002), Rose Marie wrote that "Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. He was mostly cast in B Westerns and often played Native Americans with bad wigs and shaved chests. 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. . 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. He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. It's on YouTube. In 1957, he became involved with actress Esther Williams, causing his wife to divorce him. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. A casually racist remark from Russell's character, indignantly referring to . But it was more than sex that drew her in, she says. Does Esther make appearances any more, wet or otherwise? She made her film debut with MGM in an "Andy Hardy" picture called . . GIRLS, GARTERS, AND JEFF CHANDLER. "Jeff Chandler Sought for 'Angry River;' Wanger Plans Mounties Movie", Schallert, Edwin. Here I thought Esther was a goody two shoes and it turns out she was a big ol size queen. 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. Chandler married Actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. [72], Chandler's public support for Israel's 1956 attack on Egypt during the Suez Crisis prompted the United Arab Republic to campaign for his films to be banned in Arab countries in 1960. I never heard a word or whisper that intimated that about Jeff. And once during a two shot, with the two of them sitting on a couch, Gene was bitching that she appeared taller than he was. 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. . [Quote] They marry and Christine is a downright sexy newlywed on her honeymoon. He was married from 1946-52, and had two daughters. "Mom speaks her mind. Back at Universal, he played a boxer in Iron Man (1951), a remake of an old Lew Ayres movie. [quote]No. 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 just find it hard to believe so many people buy the story wholeheartedly, based on only one allegation, and that from an ex-lover who is reported to have had a troubled relationship with him. That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. It must be the weekend. . Chandler spoke of making Young Moses and a Western with friends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, but neither film was made. "Doubt is the dogma that somebody taught you.". Robert Rockwell was Mr. Boynton on the Our Miss Brooks TV series but did Jeff Chandler play him on the earlier radio series? Williams is happily married today to Edward Bell, partner in her swimming pool and swimsuit businesses. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". He most likely was a cross dresser. All other countries are giving inducements to companies and to players; even a little country like Israel is trying to formulate a plan for subsidies. [58] Allied was so pleased with the film, they requested three more movies from August, but Chandler never got to make them.[57]. He left to work on a movie after three and a half weeks. Esther Williams with Betty White and Ricardo Montalban. About his cross-dressingthat she was forced by her editor to make it up to sell more books? "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. 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. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. [4] Chandler was an active Democrat. [3] Universal refused to lend him, though, as he was now one of their biggest stars. You seem pretty dumb yourself. Shirley Jones - Movie World Magazine Pictorial [United States] (December 1955). If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. .His leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, . "Big Chief Cochise Set; Sidney to Direct 'Keys;' Trevor 'Package' Looms" Schallert, Edwin. Complete with a pun that she never re-cunted her story! Her opinion is certainly more trustworthy than yours and at least equal to Esther's. 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. At the time Esther's book was released, Jeff Chandler was still well-known. On May 27, he received yet another operation, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood. (1959), Thunder in the Sun (1959), and Return to Peyton Place (1961). Hot. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here" Tinee, Mae. He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. He also drank and gambled away $10,000,000 of her money. 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. Lots of leg, lots of chutzpah. You cannot libel the dead. 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