Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. Her youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion and she won three United States National championships. He worked briefly in radio, then got a job in a stock company on Long Island as an actor and stage manager. [4] Chandler was an active Democrat. The man got around and apparently fucked a lot of women, but only one says he cross-dressed. Our Miss Brooks transferred to television, but Chandler was not permitted to do TV under his contract; his part was taken by Robert Rockwell. Robert Rockwell was Mr. Boynton on the Our Miss Brooks TV series but did Jeff Chandler play him on the earlier radio series? 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. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. Even if he was a crossdresser, it would not change anything. Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. This is the most DL thread ever. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). And Everybody raved about Jeffs singing, but lets face it: He really didnt sing very well. Unlike that other famous Hollywood cross-dresser, Dan Dailey. She didnt. Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died, R44. I mentioned Esther Williams to a wife of a crossdresser not long ago and she looked at me blankly - silly me, assuming everyone knows the story of the million-dollar mermaid and her crossdressing movie star boyfriend. I read the book a long time ago and thought Esther Williams came across as a great old broad. He was the first actor nominated for an Academy Award for portraying an American Indian. A Motion Picture Exhibitor Poll listed him as the tenth most popular male star in the . "I screamed and screamed, with shock and disbelief and a refusal to comprehend. 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. Whether Jeff cross-dressed or not we'll never know since no one has come forward to corroborate Esther's story. Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. She was known for fucking extremely macho men like Fernando Lamas and Victor Mature. The book isn't being released tomorrow. ", Susan, 45, lives in Marin County and works as a nonprofit administrator. Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . I read this on some obscure blog but haven't heard anything official. 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. Esther has a naughty side. [34] Both The Robe and Magnificent Obsession became big hits. Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. youtube clip referenced above. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation following the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. Romantically involved in the late 1950s; in her autobiography, she claimed Chandler was a cross-dresser. Here I thought Esther was a goody two shoes and it turns out she was a big ol size queen. 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. He then went over to Warner Bros. to make Merrill's Marauders, which was his last film. Chandler was a cousin of actor David Roya, who played the young villain Bernard Posner in Billy Jack. 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. Me too. 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. He had injections to deaden the pain and enable him to finish the production. CENTER C: Chandler assists Esther Williams. He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. This California farm kingdom holds a key, These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles, New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (May 16, 1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). "If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was.". It made my jaw drop, says actress Marsha Hunt of the accusations in Williams book. Jeff Chandler was recognizeable to everyone during his time. Sadly, his only 2 movies of note would probably be Joan Crawford's Female on a Beach and Kim Novak's Jeanne Eagels. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Who is Jeff Chandler dating? At the time Esther's book was released, Jeff Chandler was still well-known. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. "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. by Anonymous: reply 26: January 29, 2012 4:00 PM: EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. Hunt co-starred with Chandler in The Plunderers (1960). His real name was Ira Grossel and his film-name was exactly right. She married Fernando Lamas. "Blood Infection Caused Death of Jeff Chandler". She repeated them in her autobiography as a means of introspection. Biography. But Jeff Chandler saw himself as a woman. Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen, has died at 91. . He was widely liked and admired . Chandler had a concurrent career as a singer and recording artist, releasing several albums and playing nightclubs. In 1957, he became involved with actress Esther Williams, causing his wife to divorce him. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's . Russell recalls being in Honolulu in 1960 for a fund-raiser when Williams sought her out and expressed misgivings about her relationship with Chandler. Many have commented on it. . Jeff & Esther. 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? He enjoyed that kind of thing. I've known since I was a kid. A popular action star of the '50s ("Broken Arrow"), the 6- foot-5-inch Chandler was deeply in love with Williams -- and hoped that she would accept his passion for designer gowns, wigs and high heels. His wife complained that Chandler was "chronically fatigued so that he would fall asleep wherever we were. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . He then went on to make a war film, Red Ball Express, and a swashbuckler, Yankee Buccaneer. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. "Fernando dragged her down. Yes you can, family members have sued over things like this. 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. Sultry actress Eartha Kitt and handsome actor Jeff Chandler, occupants of the booth, denied that the l . "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'". . "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". [11][81][82], Chandler's own estate was worth $600,000, which he left to his daughters. Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. Esther had a lot of strange stories. Genealogy for Esther Jane Williams (1921 - 2013) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. That's Gay 101 or are every one of your old film buffs straight? Chandler played villains. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. [quote]No. They separated in 1952 and she . His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. In the 1950 western Broken Arrow, Chandler appeared opposite James Stewart as Cochise. [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. He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. "VIDEO AND RADIO TO REACH HIGH POINT AT YULE: Programs Are Listed for Holiday" REMENIH, ANTON. If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was. The two are co-starring in the film, The Islander, now being made on location in Italy.Image provided by Getty Images. "Jeff Chandler, Wife Refuse Reconciliation: Actor Offers to Continue $1500-a-Month Allowance; She Asks Total of $6500". [quote]Why reopen this thread from 5 years ago? 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. [64], In his 1958 divorce proceedings, Chandler was revealed to be paying his wife an allowance of $1,500 per month. ", At one point Williams had decided to leave the Chandler bit out of the book. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. [8] . They weren't too reticent to gossip about Kirk Douglas being a rapist or Rock Hudson being gay or Dorothy Lamour liking black men or the dozens of other people we've all heard about. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). Chandler and Williams had a . [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. Young people today, look at IMDB and have no idea of all the radio drama and comedy work done by stars of old. But no more. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. Chandler spoke of making Young Moses and a Western with friends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, but neither film was made. . He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. "When he asked me that," Williams recalls, "I said, 'I could (retire) if you'd stop fooling around.' Why has this not been mentioned? 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 . [quote]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. [46] He was voted the seventh-most popular star with British cinema goers. He left to work on a movie after three and a half weeks. He lost his father when he was 1, and his mother when he was 4. Jeff Chandler - Biography . Worse yet, Lamas refused to allow Williams' three children from her marriage to Gage into his life. "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. Hollywood stars reached into homes of people who never went out to a movie. is on youtube). "No woman ever asks it. [54], Chandler made another for Universal, A Stranger in My Arms with June Allyson. And he was looking for that woman who would fill that empty place in him.". Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . Jeff Chandler was in 4 on-screen matchups, including Elaine Stewart in The Tattered Dress (1957), Faith Domergue in The Great Sioux Uprising (1953), Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels (1957) and Lana Turner in The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958). 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. Tinee, Mae. Chandler played Cochise for the third time, a cameo in Taza, Son of Cochise, starring Hudson, who soon overtook Chandler as Universal's biggest male star. "[71], He was also linked with Ann Sheridan. His wife complained that Chandler was . Ten or 20 years ago, she says, she couldn't have written "The Million Dollar Mermaid," "only because I hadn't analyzed (my life). 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. None of it helped. 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