If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. "NEW MOVIE DEAL FOR BILLY WILDER: Signed to Direct 'Witness for the Prosecution' After Completing 2 Other Films R.K.O. [80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]. Robert Rockwell was Mr. Boynton on the Our Miss Brooks TV series but did Jeff Chandler play him on the earlier radio series? Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; . (1959), Thunder in the Sun (1959), and Return to Peyton Place (1961). [17] As part of the arrangement, Chandler signed a deal with Fox to make a film a year with them for six years. 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. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. That has been pretty much debunked. Chandler was a cousin of actor David Roya, who played the young villain Bernard Posner in Billy Jack. Back at Universal, he played a boxer in Iron Man (1951), a remake of an old Lew Ayres movie. I guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as a cross-dresser! "No woman ever asks it. [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. This is a community where rumor is rife; theres never a shortage of fuel for the gossipers, says Corwin, who teaches at USC. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. 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. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. Jeff Chandler was a regular on "Our Miss Brooks" as Eve Arden's b/f Mr. Boynton. He most likely was a cross dresser. 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. Ten years younger, he is a large, friendly man who indulges his wife and seems amused by her candor. No one said he was a convincing cross dresser. And Everybody raved about Jeffs singing, but lets face it: He really didnt sing very well. He was widely liked and admired . 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. Esther Williams. If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. 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. [10][12] It was the last film he made outside Universal for a number of years. [69] Chandler had nearly lost an eye and had been visibly scarred in an auto accident years earlier. "Jeff Chandler Is Dead; Blame Blood Poison: JEFF CHANDLER". "I screamed and screamed, with shock and disbelief and a refusal to comprehend. and refers to the pride he took in his genitalia ("He talked about his penis as if it were a dear and talented friend."). He'd married in 1946, and had two daughters. See how she equates homosexuals with mincing and prancing and being sissies. Jeff Chandler was recognizeable to everyone during his time. She married singer/actor Ben Gage on November 25, 1945; they had . [53] A Motion Picture Exhibitor Poll listed him as the tenth-most popular male star in the US in 1957. If I don't, I'm labeled the tightest guy in town. Chandler played villains. Around this time, Chandler expressed his dissatisfaction with acting in film as opposed to radio: [Radio actors] have to make their roles come alive, and they only have their voices with which to do it, but in pictures, the technique is quite different. [quote]Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died. Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. Actor. She repeated them in her autobiography as a means of introspection. Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. I'm mid-way to being an eldergay (25). At the time Esther's book was released, Jeff Chandler was still well-known. Esther Jane Williams was born on August 8, 1921 in Inglewood, California. Chandler . Jeff Chandler, Dana Andrews, Kirk Douglas and even 17-year-old Our Gang alum Jackie Cooper. Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. In 1957, he became involved with actress Esther Williams, causing his wife to divorce him. It pissed him off, perhaps making him think she was condescending to him. 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. After he was discharged from the service, he became busy acting in radio dramas and comedies until he was signed by Universal. Instead, he appeared in Yankee Pasha, and started singing in nightclubs. : As an Indian, Jeff Chandler caused countless feminine hearts to flutter; now, in straight dramatic roles, he's a box office smash". She then married singer/actor Ben Gage in Nov 1945 and had three children to him. "I don't know why I got it," Chandler joked at the time, "maybe it's because I'm saving them money. Dan Dailey's cross dressing is far from confirmed, FFS. . "'Meet the World' Proves Impressive Stage Event", "Red Cross Saved Life of Baby, Mother Says: Complete Transfusion Soon After Birth Provided From Supply of Whole Blood", "STAR SHOW DAZZLES 30,000 AT COLISEUM: STAR PAGEANT", nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, "Esther Williams Is All Wet, Say Friends of the Late Jeff Chandler", Jeff Chandler as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1951 radio version), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Chandler&oldid=1133493857, Led to Chandler signing a long-term contract with Universal, "Blond Mink", "Leopard's Spots", "Social Error", "Palm Beach Santa Claus" , "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" , This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 02:21. Jeff Chandler and Esther Williams. The famed animated action-adventure series Jonny Quest's handsome, white-haired, veteran special agent bodyguard Race Bannon's design was modeled after Jeff Chandler by show creator Doug Wildey. Sultry actress Eartha Kitt and handsome actor Jeff Chandler, occupants of the booth, denied that the l . [73], He represented the Screen Actors Guild during talks throughout the 1960 actors' strike. So Esther said "Just tuck a foot under your ass and you will sit up taller." 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 worked briefly in radio, then got a job in a stock company on Long Island as an actor and stage manager. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. 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. Jeff Chandler. I had a huge crush on Chandler when I was a little girl and he was certainly NOT Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks. He was muscular and the expressions on his face most of the time were soothing. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." "ACTOR TO RELIVE INCIDENT OF WAR: Philip Carey Again Will Be Aboard Carrier 'Bombed' for 'Battle Stations'" by THOMAS M. PRYOR . So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. 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. " So she delivered: "The Million Dollar Mermaid" doesn't pirouette around the truth but lays it down with amazing candor. [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. "It just opened a door for us to be together and rediscover each other. The actor tragically passed away on June 17, 1961. He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a . Edward Guthmann is a Bay Area freelance writer. [26] Young later said Chandler "was more of a personality than an actor a charming man."[27]. . Hardly anyone today knows who Jeff Chandler is. Or even fish-like. Chandler and Williams had a . This meant Chandler missed the part of Demetrius in The Robe (1953) at Fox, for which he had been considered and which eventually went to Victor Mature. 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. [31][32] His first movie under this was a Western, The Great Sioux Uprising. Jeff Chandler was born on the 15th of December, 1918. That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. In his films, his leading ladies included Maureen O'Hara, Rhonda Fleming, Jane Russell, Joan Crawford, and June Allyson. [Quote] They marry and Christine is a downright sexy newlywed on her honeymoon. [58] Allied was so pleased with the film, they requested three more movies from August, but Chandler never got to make them.[57]. I'm not the person you're talking to, R89, but this paper published by DePaul says that in certain jurisdictions, an estate like Elvis's could sue on the grounds of libel being an infringement of their publicity rights. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). [11][81][82], Chandler's own estate was worth $600,000, which he left to his daughters. [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. According to the Los Angeles Times, many friends and colleagues of Chandler rejected her claims. [quote]Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? . Instead, she broke off the relationship the day after she discovered his habit. 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. "I'm sending much sympathy to Sandra, his family, and all who . Esther Williams Official Pinterest Page. 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. "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. . Broken Arrow turned out to be a considerable hit, earning Chandler an Oscar nomination and establishing him as a star. 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 Williams (Esther Jane Williams) was born on 8 August, 1921 in Inglewood, CA, is an American swimmer. "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. If it wasn't true, it came from one of her editors. During Hollywood's heyday, big studios battled over the next box-office attraction. Tbla. Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford frequently wore each other's gowns. I think she took a cheap potshot. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. 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. "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. His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. WEHT Robert Rockwell? he had an affair with Esther . 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). Esther describes at least two of her husbands in that book as being extremely well endowed (Gage, Lamas). died in 1989 at age 71. Even her attire is borderline naughty. Our government still taxes the hell out of people; somebody ought to wake 'em up.[57]. Williams was born in Inglewood, California, on August 8, 1921. 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. How would a lez like Jane Russell know anything intimate about Jeff? Esther William's memoir is about as reliable as Mickey Rooney's and Shelley Winter'sie. American actor Jeff Chandler , circa 1955. Sadly, his only 2 movies of note would probably be Joan Crawford's Female on a Beach and Kim Novak's Jeanne Eagels. In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role in the radio program Our Miss Brooks, as Phillip Boynton, her fellow teacher and clueless object of affection, and for his musical recordings. He said he earned $250,000 in 1957 from his acting and singing, but had a lot of expenses, with his personal manager, business manager, and agent taking 25% of his income. But who could confirm the story? However, Chandler intended to continue to make films for Universal under a multipicture contract. It's on YouTube. "Doubt is the dogma that somebody taught you.". With Dan's wife right there - she fully supported her husband's fetish. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production. No love lost between Gene and Esther. It was nothing to him that Williams did all the housework and the cooking, then got up from the sofa when he ordered, "Get me a Coke. CENTER B: With Rossana Podesta. Her opinion is certainly more trustworthy than yours and at least equal to Esther's. January 2000 I find her unbelieveable! I'd like to do some writing. When you're a single parent and you need a roof over your children's heads, you manage it and arrange it however you can. . CENTER C: Chandler assists Esther Williams. Esther married her second husband in 1945, attractive band singer Ben Gage, with whom she had three children. [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. The two lived on neighboring farms in Kansas and carried on . And, again, why would she need to say that to sell books? . [3][4], Eventually, he saved up enough money to take a drama course at the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York. His next role was that of an officer in World War II. "Fame Has Its Fee For Jeff Chandler" by Richard L. Coe. Jeff Chandler - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an. In 1960, Esther married her third husband, dashing actor Fernando Lamas, whose previous marriage to actress Arlene Dahl produced Lorenzo. [59] It was shot in London and Israel. Esther's recollection of Joan is even crueler than her recollection of Jeff. Every Datalounger imagines they were Joan in this pic. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). In 1957 he had an affair with Esther Williams while making a movie together and his wife filed for divorce at the end of the year. Esther's POINT was that he was too big (and burly, and testosterone-filled) for polka dots. I was reading Jeff Chandler's Wikipedia after seeing a striking photo of him online, and I knew when I read that Esther accused him of cross-dressing that there would be a DL thread on it. click ACCEPT. "[62] They reconciled in March 1955. . Every single movie star does. "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. Esther is a no-talent cunt. [quote]I get Jeff Chandler confused with Jeffrey Hunter. His features were rugged and masculine. An executive is a guy who thinks things up and has other people execute them. My favorite Jeff Chandler film is TWO FLAGS WEST, which, perhaps not surprisingly, as it features my favorite, Linda Darnell. That would be sheer gossip.. The actor is only a small part of the performance. That was when I moved in with her and had my son, who is now 16. .His leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, . R26, any evidence of your fantasy "massive moster cock?" Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . His wife complained that Chandler was "chronically fatigued so that he would fall asleep wherever we were. 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). 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. I was too busy living it. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. ", So why did she? She likes to nail people to the wall., Williams fires back: Why in the world would I tell Jane Russell about a personal problem as intimate as that? "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". . It was no secret that Jeff's real name was Ira Gosselman. "R.K.O. Esther Williams. If it were true, there should have been rumors long before Esther's book. Chandler refused the role and was replaced again by George Nader, but this time, the dispute was not over money, but due to Chandler's overwork. "THEDA BARA MOVIE GOES TO COLUMBIA: De Sylva's 'The Great Vampire' Will Be Distributed by Studio 'Champion' Suit Ruling" by Thomas F. Brady. [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. But Jeff Chandler saw himself as a woman. 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. Louella Parsons: "Jeff Chandler? He said, 'I don't want to think there was ever another man that touched you.' Everyone knows, the three films every film buff must see are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Female on the Beach! [5][6], Chandler formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, in Illinois in the summer of 1941. [43], In May, Chandler performed at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. One can sue if they think their dead famous relative was libeled, but they cannot win, the case would be thrown out of court. Chandler stated: I don't want to make pictures in other countries; I want to stay home. [29] On Peggy Lee's radio show, he had demonstrated a talent for singing, and he pursued this through the decade.[30]. ", In the book, Williams extols Lamas' lovemaking ("God knows he'd had enough practice to have earned a black belt in the bedroom arts.") At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". "I froze at the bedroom door and started screaming," she writes when describing her first glimpse of Chandler in chiffon. Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. [54], Chandler made another for Universal, A Stranger in My Arms with June Allyson. [15] Chandler impressed studio executives so much with his work that shortly into filming, Universal signed him to a seven-year contract. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. He later reflected "I've tried heavies but audiences didn't seem to take to that. In the coloured stills and on posters his studio always showed his hair as blue, heightening the unreality. . Jane Russell whom I did adore when she was a young star via Howard Hughesbecame a right wing Religious bitch in later lifeno wonder she would deny the JC storiestoo left wingy! He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. Esther clearly had a chip on her shoulder all those years as being typed as a novelty swimming star. Jeff Chandler was born in Brooklyn. "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. Williams has been married four times. He left to work on a movie after three and a half weeks. I don't think Esther Williams was sufficiently imaginative to make it up. 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