In May, Chandler refused to play the lead in Six Bridges to Cross and Universal put him on suspension. He later reflected "I've tried heavies but audiences didn't seem to take to that. Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. I had a huge crush on Chandler when I was a little girl and he was certainly NOT Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. She married Fernando Lamas. Esther Williams Official Pinterest Page. to Make Space-Test Film: Feature to Depict Efforts of U.S. Scientists to Launch an Earth Satellite" by Thomas M. Pryor. 1999-09-06 04:00:00 PDT Beverly Hills -- The sun is shining in Coldwater Canyon, the posh neighborhood where Esther Williams sits near her backyard pool and defends "The Million Dollar Mermaid," the amazingly candid autobiography that's brought her more attention than she's had in decades. . [quote]When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. He teased her unmercifully. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. [22], Returning to Universal, Chandler played an adventurer in Smuggler's Island, a role he liked because he said it was close to his real personality. [11][12] He tested for Columbia's The Loves of Carmen[13] but did not get the part. [quote]Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died. He also had to be written out of his radio shows Michael Shayne and Our Miss Brooks for several weeks.[12][18]. Esther Williams married Leonarda Kovner on June 27, 1940, but they divorced . 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 had a lot of strange stories. There is absolutely NO proof that Jeff liked polka dots. And regardless who we think is believable, it's both curious and telling that literally no one else confirms her story. Jeff was hot. What really galls the actors friends is that he cant defend himself against Williams charges. [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. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Dressmakers, shopowners, whatever passed for a personal shopper in those days, other lovers, etc. The two are co-starring in the film, The Islander, now being made on location in Italy.Image provided by Getty Images. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! She said Esther had come to her with woes of her romance with Jeff in the 1950s but never mentioned the cross-dressing until she had to sell some books decades later. American actor Jeff Chandler as Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill in a scene from the film 'Merrill's Marauders', 1962. 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? 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. 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. Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? [4] Chandler was an active Democrat. [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. And why wouldn't he cross dress? Jeff Chandler: American actor and singer (1918 - 1961), Actor, Film actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, From: United States of America . actor Jeff Chandler, was obsessed about dressing in women's clothing. "Mom speaks her mind. "I'm sending much sympathy to Sandra, his family, and all who . ). Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. 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. On May 17, in a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation following the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. [65] The court ordered Chandler to continue paying $1,500 per month. CENTER B: With Rossana Podesta. Actor Jeff Chandler and actress Esther Williams, who both met while filming a movie in Italy, are rumored to wed when their respective divorces are finalized. He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. He said, 'I don't want to think there was ever another man that touched you.' Chandler's next two movies were made for a brand new company, Seven Arts: Ten Seconds to Hell, a drama with Jack Palance for director Robert Aldrich, and Thunder in the Sun, a Western with Susan Hayward. Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. Mary! Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. The book also revealed Williams took LSD . Ten years younger, he is a large, friendly man who indulges his wife and seems amused by her candor. He was meant to make Death on a Sidestreet[19] and The Lady Count[20] but neither ended up being made. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker and Dana Grosse. 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. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). An executive is a guy who thinks things up and has other people execute them. I think some people just haven't done their homework, so quit whingeing! "Film Unit Opposes Foreign Ventures: A.F.L. 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). How dare they claim to be film buffs when they've not seen all three! "He told me (about his cross-dressing), and (his prior wife) Marge knew. Jeff Chandler is a member of Actor . I I think they sidestepped it. Chandler was born Ira Grossel to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the only child of Anna (ne Herman) and Phillip Grossel. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Hunt co-starred with Chandler in The Plunderers (1960). 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.. But it's the Chandler revelation, excerpted by Vanity Fair in its September issue, that's gotten the most attention. 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. He had wanted Judy Garland (who didn't?) Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). I guess if Jeff showed himself off to other women, they are too discreet and/or kind to verify. "No woman ever asks it. [10], Chandler reprised his role as Cochise in another Western, The Battle at Apache Pass, for Universal. click ACCEPT. Jeff's daughters were asked by Peter Graves about it during Jeff's "Biography" episode. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. 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. ", In the book, Williams extols Lamas' lovemaking ("God knows he'd had enough practice to have earned a black belt in the bedroom arts.") And, please don't even try to convince anyone that old Jane was sleeping with Jeff. Type. 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. 'Indian' Chandler Changes Pace; He's Now Half Indian". 1941. I think I said the f-word. Help us build our profile of Jeff Chandler! Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? 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. 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. "[45], Towards the end of the year, Chandler formed his own production company, Earlmar, with his agent Meyer Mishkin. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. Jeff Chandler was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the . . 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]. Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. I guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as 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. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. for the film and had to settle for Esther. He then went on to make a war film, Red Ball Express, and a swashbuckler, Yankee Buccaneer. 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? Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". 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. He was widely liked and admired . [26] Young later said Chandler "was more of a personality than an actor a charming man."[27]. Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. SO WHAT if Esther Williams said Jeff Chandler was a cross dresser? . Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . She claims in her autiobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the relationship. Jeff Chandler was born in Brooklyn. He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. not much. He fucked Crawford on the beach and everywhere else. [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. I see that as the least I can do for the people who have given me the fruits of this world.[3]. However, Chandler intended to continue to make films for Universal under a multipicture contract. Login I like to push buttons. "When he asked me that," Williams recalls, "I said, 'I could (retire) if you'd stop fooling around.' Hopper, Hedda. Jeff Chandler's agent was Doovid Barskin of The Barskin Agency in the late 50s. If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. Whether you believe Esther or not, her bio Million Dollar Mermaid is a great dishy read. After Bill and Monica, I dont think anybody is shocked by anything, she says. "Big Chief! Betty died in 1973, Dailey in 1978. She was always competitive and didn't like to be one-upped. They all make up stories to sell books. She was known for fucking extremely macho men like Fernando Lamas and Victor Mature. .His leading ladies included June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, . 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? Esther Jane Williams was born on August 8, 1921 in Inglewood, California. . [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. by THOMAS M. PRYOR. The book isn't being released tomorrow. Hot. "WELLMAN DIRECTOR OF 'BATTLEGROUND': METRO NAMES HIM TO HANDLE FILM OF BATTLE OF THE BULGE CRAIG IN 'SIDE STREET'" by Thomas F. Brady. After Drango, Chandler made the final two films owed under his original contract with Universal: The Tattered Dress, playing a lawyer in a melodrama, and Man in the Shadow, co-starring opposite Orson Welles. 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