I think Esther Williams later admitted she made it up to sell copies of her autobiography. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. 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. He lends his intelligence and personality to the role, but the greatest part of the performance belongs to the producer, who puts him in a certain type of part; the director, who tells him how to play it; and the cutter, who edits what's done. 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. [3][4], Eventually, he saved up enough money to take a drama course at the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York. Chandler . "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. Chandler spoke of making Young Moses and a Western with friends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, but neither film was made. Williams and Jeff Chandler sit together during the WAIF Imperial Ball at . This is a community where rumor is rife; theres never a shortage of fuel for the gossipers, says Corwin, who teaches at USC. "Doubt is the dogma that somebody taught you.". It was in the fifties that Jeff would become a star, making westerns and action pictures. He was an asshole to her during the filming of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, though. Sadly, his only 2 movies of note would probably be Joan Crawford's Female on a Beach and Kim Novak's Jeanne Eagels. His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. Jeff just seemed like such an innocent guileless soulit doesn't seem fair to besmirch his reputation, true or not. [11][12] He tested for Columbia's The Loves of Carmen[13] but did not get the part. to Make Space-Test Film: Feature to Depict Efforts of U.S. Scientists to Launch an Earth Satellite" by Thomas M. Pryor. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . "R.K.O. Even if he was a crossdresser, it would not change anything. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. I marked two radio scripts and have finished synopses and five movie stories. . Was Jeff Chandler married to Esther Williams? SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. It was no secret that Jeff's real name was Ira Gosselman. Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 - June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. In a fitting tribute to Williams' love of spending time in water, she arranged to have her ashes tossed in the Pacific . The actor tragically passed away on June 17, 1961. 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. Those who knew the actor say such posthumous Mommie Dearest stories are both unconscionable and immaterial. "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. "[71], He was also linked with Ann Sheridan. I never heard a word or whisper that intimated that about Jeff. 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. I think some people just haven't done their homework, so quit whingeing! None of it helped. Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. I think the assertion that she is lying is motivated by homophobia - people see cross-dressing as "gay" (even though transvestism, by its very nature, is a fetish limited to straight men) and people don't want to admit that someone they like or admire might be "gay". He tore out ev ery picture of my first husband, of Ben, of Jeff, of anybody that was in my life. EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. He put together an act and we opened at the Riviera. He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. But who could confirm the story? Esther Williams Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family . : As an Indian, Jeff Chandler caused countless feminine hearts to flutter; now, in straight dramatic roles, he's a box office smash". "[50][51] Chandler bought the rights to a novel, Lincoln McEever, but it was never made; Drango turned out to be Earlmar's sole production. He was cast in February 1949. One can sue if they think their dead famous relative was libeled, but they cannot win, the case would be thrown out of court. [29] On Peggy Lee's radio show, he had demonstrated a talent for singing, and he pursued this through the decade.[30]. Ten or 20 years ago, she says, she couldn't have written "The Million Dollar Mermaid," "only because I hadn't analyzed (my life). . 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Whereas, I've long been aware of Esther Williams (the swimming movie star!?! [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. "Fame Has Its Fee For Jeff Chandler" by Richard L. Coe. "Drama: Hayward Slates Picture; 20th Casts Chandler; 'Chaplains' Activated" Schallert, Edwin. Even her attire is borderline naughty. "[57], Chandler formed another production company, August, for which he made The Plunderers, a Western, distributed by Allied Artists. Chandler and Williams had a . And in Hollywood, if you're not working on a picture or getting ready for one, you have to keep studying. Outraged friends and colleagues are rallying to the defense of late 50s screen hunk Jeff Chandler to offset damage done to his reputation by Esther Williams racy bestselling autobiography, The Million Dollar Mermaid.. If it wasn't true, it came from one of her editors. Whether you believe Esther or not, her bio Million Dollar Mermaid is a great dishy read. Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. "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. "VIDEO AND RADIO TO REACH HIGH POINT AT YULE: Programs Are Listed for Holiday" REMENIH, ANTON. "You men all ask the question," Williams says. (CNN)-- Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen in the 1940s and 1950s, died Thursday in . Esther Williams was previously married to Edward Michael Bell (1994 - 2013), Fernando Lamas (1969 - 1982), Ben Gage (1945 - 1959) and Leonard Kovner (1940 - 1944).. Esther Williams was in relationships with Jeff Chandler (1957 - 1960), Victor Mature (1952) and Capt. His real name was Ira Grossel and his film-name was exactly right. They separated in 1951,[60] again in 1954,[61] and filed for divorce in 1954. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. . The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography. Im searching my own mind, asking Why did I attract this particular aberration? . Married in 1946; divorced in 1959; died in 1989 at age 71. . "Jeff Chandler Sought for 'Angry River;' Wanger Plans Mounties Movie", Schallert, Edwin. The book also revealed Williams took LSD . American Actress Esther Williams was born Esther Jane . It's on YouTube. [70], Esther Williams wrote in her 1999 autobiography that she broke off their relationship and that Chandler was a cross dresser. Yes, Jeff Chandler deserves this star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. It made my jaw drop, says actress Marsha Hunt of the accusations in Williams book. Severe complications arose; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. Hopper, Hedda, "Jeff Chandler Aims to Do 'Young Moses'", "ALLIED ARTISTS SIGNS PRODUCER: John Huston to Make 3 Films Wyler and Wilder Also Completing Similar Deals" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, "NADER TO REPLACE CHANDLER 2D TIME: Actor Will Be Co-Star With Maureen O'Hara in 'Lady Godiva' Film at U.-I." Dressmakers, shopowners, whatever passed for a personal shopper in those days, other lovers, etc. Like so many Hollywood stars, Jeff was asked to cash in on his screen stardom by putting out a record. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. 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. That has been pretty much debunked. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site 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? [31][32] His first movie under this was a Western, The Great Sioux Uprising. So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. January 2000 In 1984, Esther Williams mentioned in an interview for the Chicago Tribune that Chandler been a . An executive is a guy who thinks things up and has other people execute them. by Anonymous: reply 18: January 29, 2012 6:15 AM: . Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. 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. [53] A Motion Picture Exhibitor Poll listed him as the tenth-most popular male star in the US in 1957. He then went over to Warner Bros. to make Merrill's Marauders, which was his last film. Companion. Jeff Chandler, better known by the Family name Jeff Chandler, was a popular Athlete. Me? I like being recognized it's flattering. SHE WAS. Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. ", "I said, 'What did you do to my life's memories?' But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". . Her son was 15 and she would drive over every night and make sure he ate and then she would go home to Lamas. Williams waves off the backlash to her book as naive. The so-called revelations about Chandlers fetish, she says, are common knowledge, dating to the 60s and a Chicago Tribune interview she gave to Gail Sheehy. 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. [10][12] It was the last film he made outside Universal for a number of years. 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. he had an affair with Esther . In 1957, he tangled with Orson Welles corrupt rancher in the B-movie thriller Man in the Shadow.. I walk into a restaurant and get a ringside table- but you remember I also have to leave the biggest tip. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (born 1947) and Dana Grossel (born 1949). $ In the 1950 western Broken Arrow, Chandler appeared opposite James Stewart as Cochise. Mary! . That's like Newt Gingrich's claim that "none of our friends" agrees with his ex wife. If she wanted to make up a story about someone - why him? but didn't know Chandler. And let's face it, acting is the easiest way I know to make a buck. 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. The 15 best items in Disney's Valentine's Day collection, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). "Yes you can (libel the dead), family members have sued over things like this. 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]. [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. During Hollywood's heyday, big studios battled over the next box-office attraction. RIGHT: Again with Esther Williams. The role, which he reprised in two other films, brought an Oscar nomination. "Tribune GO-TO-MOVIE GUIDE: Tony Martin Gives Views on Career" Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. But suddenly there are not enough pictures being made here. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! Chandler initially struggled to find work in Hollywood, and had spent all his savings when he got his first job as a radio actor in May 1946. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle, and the couple had two daughters, both born in the late 1940s. He would never have been lost in a crowd, with that big, square, sculpted 20th century face and his prematurely grey wavy hair. I don't think Esther Williams was sufficiently imaginative to make it up. . [64], In his 1958 divorce proceedings, Chandler was revealed to be paying his wife an allowance of $1,500 per month. . Jeff Chandler's leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and Jeff Chandler's Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. I want to eventually branch off into writing and directing. Something like that would cloud one's outlook on life in general. But when she called her daughter, Susan, "she said, 'Mother, I don't think anybody's capable of being shocked anymore, after Bill Clinton and Monica and the thong and the knee pads.' Jeff Chandler (Brooklyn, Nueva York, 15 de diciembre de 1918; Culver City, California, 17 de junio de 1961) En el ao 1950 y gracias a su actuacin como el jefe apache Cochise, logr ser nominado al Oscar como mejor actor secundario por . Later, Jeff Chandler was in a relationship with Gloria De Haven. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s. 1941. Chandler stated: I don't want to make pictures in other countries; I want to stay home. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation following the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production. Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . 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. 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.". On May 27, he received yet another operation, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood. Hearn Role in 'The Naked and the Dead' for Norma Productions" by THOMAS F. BRADY. "Drama: Indie Setups Announced by Cummings, Chandler; Hello, Barry Fitzgerald" Scheuer, Philip K. "Dirk Bogarde favourite film actor" A Cinema Correspondent. Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. Jeff's daughters were asked by Peter Graves about it during Jeff's "Biography" episode. You seem pretty dumb yourself. "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 loved me so intently. In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role on the radio program Our Miss Brooks and for his musical recordings. [8] . 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. .His leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, . r57 you talk about Jane Russell like she was some uninformed rube from the sticks. "ACTOR TO RELIVE INCIDENT OF WAR: Philip Carey Again Will Be Aboard Carrier 'Bombed' for 'Battle Stations'" by THOMAS M. PRYOR . Are you still working on that GED? Don't get me wrong I wanted fame and money when I decided to take up acting. He was a cross-dresser., To which actress Jane Russell, who played opposite Chandler in the 1955 melodrama Foxfire, responds: Ive never heard of such a thing. 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 . What could he have been expecting or hoping her reaction to be? [4], In a 1960 interview Chandler said his favorite films were Broken Arrow, Battle of Apache Pass, Two Flags West, Because of You ("my first real love story"), Sign of the Pagan, The Toy Tiger ("a change for me"), Drango, Raw Wind in Eden ("beautiful locale"), and The Lady Takes a Flyer ("I had Lana Turner with me").[85]. I think Esther is all wet!! "Jeff Chandler was standing in the middle of the bedroom in a red wig, a flowered chiffon dress . Excerpts from her 1999 autobiography in major American magazines revealed that her one-time lover, actor Jeff Chandler, was obsessed about dressing in women's clothing. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003 . He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. Shortly after his last film Merrill's Marauders (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc. There's not going to be an Esther Williams autograph party on Saturday. (31 December 1969 - 8 October 1982) (his death) She then married former lover, Argentine actor/director, Fernando Lamas on December 31, 1969. In May, Chandler refused to play the lead in Six Bridges to Cross and Universal put him on suspension. American actor Jeff Chandler as Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill in a scene from the film 'Merrill's Marauders', 1962. It must be the weekend. If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. 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. Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen, has died at 91. . 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. 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. 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). And he said, 'Yeah, I am getting a little tired.' That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. He had wanted Judy Garland (who didn't?) Some features on this site require a subscription. a very dear man and a generous, unassuming actor. Adds Fess Parker, who appeared with Chandler in the 1959 western The Jayhawkers, I was shocked and surprised to read something like that. to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. He went back to Fox for his second film for them, as an embittered Union cavalryman in Two Flags West for director Robert Wise. Esther Williams was NOT in "Silk Stockings" R65. How would a lez like Jane Russell know anything intimate about Jeff? . [39] He was replaced in the role by George Nader. 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. 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. 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? Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle in 1946. "'Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal", Schallert, Edwin. 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. [76] He died on June 17, 1961. Do editors really encourage libel lawsuits in order to sell books? He's The Busiest, Now". She married singer/actor Ben Gage on November 25, 1945; they had . Hello. ". . Because this is Datalounge, silly. At a trial, Fred Otash said the detectives had followed them to get the story. In July 1952, Chandler signed a fresh contract with Universal that doubled his salary. [78] He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City. "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. She met her first husband, Leonard Kovner, while attending Los Angeles City College. "I'm sending much sympathy to Sandra, his family, and all who . The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). Jeff was Jewish posing as WASP. Unless he was disguised as Fifi, the naughty French maid, R22. Many have commented on it. He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? Oh Jeff, you're just too big for polka dots! "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". He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. Jeff Chandler, better known by the Family name Jeff Chandler, was a popular Athlete. 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). And why wouldn't he cross dress? Or everyone else is dead but Esther. Here I thought Esther was a goody two shoes and it turns out she was a big ol size queen. 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