[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. Her husband was actor/writer Edward Bell, who was 14 years her junior. 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.. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. The role, which he reprised in two other films, brought an Oscar nomination. ", So why did she? Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? "Looking at Hollywood: Jean Simmons, Vic Mature Will Co-Star in 'Breakup'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. I was born to be an executive an idea man. Instead, he took over a role originally meant for Dana Andrews, a Lucky Luciano-style gangster in Deported, for producer Robert Buckner, who cast him in Sword in the Desert. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. [80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]. 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. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. "Rock Hudson, Doris Day Top New Poll; U-I Gives Boost to Joanna Moore", Scheuer, Philip K., "GOLDWYN NAMED FOR MOVIE HONOR: Producers Guild to Give Him Milestone Award Jeff Chandler Gets Role" by THOMAS M. PRYOR. died in 1989 at age 71. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. It's the fact that he was well remembered WHEN SHE WROTE THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No love lost between Gene and Esther. . 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]. But no more. 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). Biography. Chandler had a MASSIVE monster cock that he used liberally. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. Dressmakers, shopowners, whatever passed for a personal shopper in those days, other lovers, etc. [11][12] He tested for Columbia's The Loves of Carmen[13] but did not get the part. "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. This thread makes me miss the Datalounge of 2012 . She hardly had the reputation, even back then, as being a sympathetic pushover. [quote]Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? SHE WAS. And of course, there are photos in Hollywood Babylon II of Dan in drag. None of these embarrassed people were in Esther's bedroom. 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. Many have commented on it. In 1957, he tangled with Orson Welles corrupt rancher in the B-movie thriller Man in the Shadow.. [quote]Because this is Datalounge, silly. 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. [75], On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California, and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. "Drama: Hayward Slates Picture; 20th Casts Chandler; 'Chaplains' Activated" Schallert, Edwin. "'Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal", Schallert, Edwin. It's NOT about who remembers him TODAY, Moron. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). His engagement to Esther Williams was broken off when she discovered his hobby. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. It's on YouTube. . According to the Los Angeles Times, many friends and colleagues of Chandler rejected her claims. When she made the book deal with Simon & Schuster, "they said, 'See if you can write a page-turner.' Above all, he was impossibly handsome. [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). Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. 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). Companion. "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. He was an asshole to her during the filming of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, though. is on youtube). [26], Chandler made up with Universal,[41] which cast him in Lady Godiva of Coventry. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. In 1994, Esther Williams walked down the aisle for a final time. Esther was raped by a family friend as a teenager. Rose Marie wrote that Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. He then went over to Warner Bros. to make Merrill's Marauders, which was his last film. Her son was 15 and she would drive over every night and make sure he ate and then she would go home to Lamas. He made a cameo in Meet Danny Wilson[25] and had a change of pace when he supported Loretta Young in Because of You which a few years later he called his favorite role. [44], He made a Western, Pillars of the Sky, then had a change of pace with the comedy The Toy Tiger, the fourth movie he made that year. [2] He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a child. 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. for your pointless bitchery needs. (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. [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. . Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. "NEW MOVIE DEAL FOR BILLY WILDER: Signed to Direct 'Witness for the Prosecution' After Completing 2 Other Films R.K.O. Instead, he appeared in Yankee Pasha, and started singing in nightclubs. In the coloured stills and on posters his studio always showed his hair as blue, heightening the unreality. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). Chandler was a cousin of actor David Roya, who played the young villain Bernard Posner in Billy Jack. "Jeff Chandler Is Dead; Blame Blood Poison: JEFF CHANDLER". "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. He teased her unmercifully. Esther William's memoir is about as reliable as Mickey Rooney's and Shelley Winter'sie. She was known for fucking extremely macho men like Fernando Lamas and Victor Mature. 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. "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. Me? People here WANT to believe that Chandler loved to dress in drag. He was muscular and the expressions on his face most of the time were soothing. [76] He died on June 17, 1961. . Jeff just seemed like such an innocent guileless soulit doesn't seem fair to besmirch his reputation, true or not. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. The actor also had affairs with actresses Gloria De Haven and Ann Sheridan. That's like Newt Gingrich's claim that "none of our friends" agrees with his ex wife. If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. Mary! Russell was very homophobic, in response she said: "I've never heard of such a thing. He was best known for being a Movie Actor. 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. [29] On Peggy Lee's radio show, he had demonstrated a talent for singing, and he pursued this through the decade.[30]. Esther and Fernando had first met in 1953 during the filming of Dangerous When Wet. Esther had a lot of strange stories. Jeff Chandler, better known by the Family name Jeff Chandler, was a popular Athlete. I've known since I was a kid. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). The thread bumper is back. With Dan's wife right there - she fully supported her husband's fetish. ", Lamas, who remained with Williams 22 years, until his death from cancer in 1982, had an old-world concept of marriage. I find her unbelieveable! Chandler and Williams had a . "It's no Indian story," said Chandler, "let Cochise rest in peace. [64], In his 1958 divorce proceedings, Chandler was revealed to be paying his wife an allowance of $1,500 per month. She's a wonderfully vital woman.". A third operation followed on May 27, in which he received an additional 20 pints of blood. [10][12] It was the last film he made outside Universal for a number of years. 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]. SO WHAT if Esther Williams said Jeff Chandler was a cross dresser? Sipping from a glass of lemonade, the former MGM star says she was simply telling the truth when she revealed that Jeff Chandler, the actor she nearly married in the late '50s, had been a closet cross-dresser. He fucked Crawford on the beach and everywhere else. And why wouldn't he cross dress? [3][4], Eventually, he saved up enough money to take a drama course at the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York. I don't think Esther Williams was sufficiently imaginative to make it up. "Jeff Chandler Must Pay Wife $1500 Monthly". [31][32] His first movie under this was a Western, The Great Sioux Uprising. Her line of Esther Williams Swimsuits was very successful, and she was dubbed by Life Magazine as the 'Mermaid Tycoon'. He was mostly cast in B Westerns and often played Native Americans with bad wigs and shaved chests. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. [49] He acted in and produced the first Earlmar production, a Western, Drango. Please click here to register for free. . Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. 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. Jane Russell commented, "I've never heard of such a thing. Whether Jeff cross-dressed or not we'll never know since no one has come forward to corroborate Esther's story. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Chandler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1770 Vine Street. [11][81][82], Chandler's own estate was worth $600,000, which he left to his daughters. I think I said the f-word. Chandler . At a trial, Fred Otash said the detectives had followed them to get the story. [34] Both The Robe and Magnificent Obsession became big hits. 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. He was 42. Jane Russell was a friend of Esther's and a friend and co-star of Jeff's. Jeff Chandler and Esther Williams. 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. I like being recognized it's flattering. Her opinion is certainly more trustworthy than yours and at least equal to Esther's. 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. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a . r57 you talk about Jane Russell like she was some uninformed rube from the sticks. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Chandler's father was connected with the restaurant business and got his son a job as a restaurant cashier. For 13 years, she lived in total submission to him, where she had to stop being "Esther Williams" and could not have her . 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