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She married Fernando Lamas. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. [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). [5][6], Chandler formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, in Illinois in the summer of 1941. What really galls the actors friends is that he cant defend himself against Williams charges. Chandler appeared in Return to Peyton Place for Fox. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Dick Powell Professional Eve Arden Professional Esther Williams Girlfriend . No one said he was a convincing cross dresser. r57 you talk about Jane Russell like she was some uninformed rube from the sticks. And regardless who we think is believable, it's both curious and telling that literally no one else confirms her story. In 1957, Jeff Chandler was dating Esther Williams. According to Williams, who began a love affair with Chandler during the shooting of Raw Wind in Eden in 1956, Chandler was happy and secure only in womens clothing. Cross-dressing, she writes, gave the actor a sexual thrill. No love lost between Gene and Esther. I make a point of answering all my mail, and when anyone asks me for an autograph, I'm not just flattered. "Wife Divorces Jeff Chandler, Screen Actor", Divorce Planned but Called Off, Says Jeff Chandler. She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler. 70s and he was a hottie! [31][32] His first movie under this was a Western, The Great Sioux Uprising. Chandler . See how she equates homosexuals with mincing and prancing and being sissies. . [42], Universal cast Chandler in an expensive remake of The Spoilers, then was given the lead in one of the studio's most prestigious films of the year, Away All Boats. I never heard a word or whisper that intimated that about Jeff. "He loved me so intently. Ten years younger, he is a large, friendly man who indulges his wife and seems amused by her candor. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here", Tinee, Mae. Everyone knows, the three films every film buff must see are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Female on the Beach! [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. If they're familiar with old movies, then they know who Jeff Chandler was. [64], In his 1958 divorce proceedings, Chandler was revealed to be paying his wife an allowance of $1,500 per month. 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. Her stories about Gene Kelly I don't think were ribald, at least as far as them ever hooking up. There's not going to be an Esther Williams autograph party on Saturday. "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. In 1957, he became involved with actress Esther Williams, causing his wife to divorce him. He teased her unmercifully. Why should she re-can't? When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. She's a wonderfully vital woman.". Chandler's father was connected with the restaurant business and got his son a job as a restaurant cashier. His wife complained that Chandler was . Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. "Jeff Chandler Sought for 'Angry River;' Wanger Plans Mounties Movie", Schallert, Edwin. Young people today, look at IMDB and have no idea of all the radio drama and comedy work done by stars of old. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003 . Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . And Jeff Chandler WAS macho. Please click here to register for free. [36] He left the radio show Our Miss Brooks after five years "to get a rest," he said, "Although it didn't take long to do the show, it tied up all my Sundays."[37]. His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married 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 . Jeff Chandler - Biography . [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 spoke of making Young Moses and a Western with friends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, but neither film was made. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s. I guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as a cross-dresser! Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. Gossip columnist Liz Smith scolded her in print for outing Chandler 38 years after his death and wrote, "You didn't have to do it, Esther. None of it helped, and everybody raved about Jeff's singing, but let's face it: He really didn't sing very well. --Queen who has read nearly every book mentioned in this thread. He was 42. He's also famous for dying on the operating table after an incompetent doctor cut an artery by mistake - he bled to death. And he said, 'Yeah, I am getting a little tired.' 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. "Steigers Act Out Breakup of a Marriage: Breakup Acted Out by Steigers Loynd, Ray". Jeff Chandler, Dana Andrews, Kirk Douglas and even 17-year-old Our Gang alum Jackie Cooper. But in all these years, for there never to have been any allusion to [cross-dressing] strikes me offhand as being extremely unlikely. I want to eventually branch off into writing and directing. "Jeff Chandler, Wife Refuse Reconciliation: Actor Offers to Continue $1500-a-Month Allowance; She Asks Total of $6500". A third operation followed on May 27, in which he received an additional 20 pints of blood. 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. [Quote] They marry and Christine is a downright sexy newlywed on her honeymoon. Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. It was in the fifties that Jeff would become a star, making westerns and action pictures. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. He was cast in February 1949. That's like Newt Gingrich's claim that "none of our friends" agrees with his ex wife. 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. If he was, I would guess he'd be doing it in private, so these testimonies from people like closet case religious freak Jane Russell are not valid. They separated in 1951,[60] again in 1954,[61] and filed for divorce in 1954. It is really hilarious that someone is so stupid that they can't comprehend that Jeff Chandler was still very well remembered when she wrote the book. His wife complained that Chandler was "chronically fatigued so that he would fall asleep wherever we were. 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. None of it helped. r68, just because you remember him doesn't mean 99% of the population does, so why don't you check the facts before you stupidly label other people as dumb? 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. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! Or everyone else is dead but Esther. "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. Hello. Her son was 15 and she would drive over every night and make sure he ate and then she would go home to Lamas. "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. 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). Her youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion and she won three United States National championships. "[62] They reconciled in March 1955. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. "I'm sending much sympathy to Sandra, his family, and all who . Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". She said Lamas was too macho to accept her kids from a prior marriage, so they could never come over. 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. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. What could he have been expecting or hoping her reaction to be? Hopper, Hedda. On May 27, he received yet another operation, where he received an additional 20 pints of blood. She eventually was spotted by a MGM talent scout while working in a Los Angeles department store. Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. [15] Chandler impressed studio executives so much with his work that shortly into filming, Universal signed him to a seven-year contract. . The couple had met and fallen in love on the set of Raw Wind in Eden in 1956. Her line of Esther Williams Swimsuits was very successful, and she was dubbed by Life Magazine as the 'Mermaid Tycoon'. "Jeff Chandler Man of Many Faces: He Can Play Any Kind of Character Role, and Is a Glamor Guy, Too Hedda Hopper Writes of Jeff Chandler", Hopper, Hedda. ". 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. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. Smart, zestful, uninhibited and wise, Williams is like a bawdy aunt who cuts clear to the bone, but never with malice. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. He lost his father when he was 1, and his mother when he was 4. Brand New 2K Master! The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. If it wasn't true, it came from one of her editors. Broken Arrow turned out to be a considerable hit, earning Chandler an Oscar nomination and establishing him as a star. [73], He represented the Screen Actors Guild during talks throughout the 1960 actors' strike. youtube clip referenced above. Because this is Datalounge, silly. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. There have been many people who have, since his death, come forward and outed him as both a transvestite and a homosexual, including Betty Grable, Andre Previn, and now Scotty Bowers. [34] Both The Robe and Magnificent Obsession became big hits. Esther describes at least two of her husbands in that book as being extremely well endowed (Gage, Lamas). Sultry actress Eartha Kitt and handsome actor Jeff Chandler, occupants of the booth, denied that the l . For other people named Jeff Chandler, see. She didnt. "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. Jeff's daughters were asked by Peter Graves about it during Jeff's "Biography" episode. Jeff was Jewish posing as WASP. His next film, The Story of David, was filmed for American TV, his first work in that medium, but was shown theatrically in other countries. He'd married in 1946, and had two daughters. And in Hollywood, if you're not working on a picture or getting ready for one, you have to keep studying. "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. "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'". Louella Parsons called Chandler "the busiest actor in town Jeff is so happy in his private life these days that he's doing everything the studio wants. 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. The company toured the Midwest with some success, presenting such plays as The Bad Man, Seventh Heaven, The New Minister, and Pigs. Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died, R44. $ 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. "Looking at Hollywood: Movie Studio Plans Remake of 'The Magnificent Obsession'" Hopper, Hedda. by Anonymous: reply 26: January 29, 2012 4:00 PM: EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." " So she delivered: "The Million Dollar Mermaid" doesn't pirouette around the truth but lays it down with amazing candor. This is the most DL thread ever. According to one profile, "he has unusual face, with taut, bony features, which seem to fit neatly into any sort of role".[23]. "Jeff Chandler Wanted as Star for Movie on Huk Warfare", Hopper, Hedda. Mrta Torn . His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. 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. "It just opened a door for us to be together and rediscover each other. . (31 December 1969 - 8 October 1982) (his death) She then married former lover, Argentine actor/director, Fernando Lamas on December 31, 1969. Jeff & Esther. [26] Young later said Chandler "was more of a personality than an actor a charming man."[27]. for your pointless bitchery needs. Even before Broken Arrow was released, Chandler was upped to leading-man status back at Universal. "Drama: Henry Fonda to Have Lee Cobb as Costar". Shortly after his last film Merrill's Marauders (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc. ", Lamas, who remained with Williams 22 years, until his death from cancer in 1982, had an old-world concept of marriage. Corwin and others believe that Chandler is the latest victim of high-stakes celebrity publishing, in which each subsequent tell-all must tell more. 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. [8], After being discharged from the army, Chandler moved to Los Angeles in December 1945 with $3,000 he had saved. Esther is a no-talent cunt. He had commitments to make two films per year at Universal until 1959.[52]. American Actor Jeff Chandler was born Ira Grossel on 15th December, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and passed away on 17th Jun 1961 Culver City, CA aged 42. 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. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950). He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, . Login 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). Chandler played villains. 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[75], On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California, and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. 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. Jeff Chandler (Ira Grossel) was born on 15 December, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Producer. She made her film debut with MGM in an "Andy Hardy" picture called . 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. I had a huge crush on Chandler when I was a little girl and he was certainly NOT Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks. [quote]Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? 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 then went on to make a war film, Red Ball Express, and a swashbuckler, Yankee Buccaneer. Rose Marie wrote that Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. 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), before separating in 1954. . The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography. 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. The thread bumper is back. "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. . The actor also had affairs with actresses Gloria De Haven and Ann Sheridan. Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. . 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. RIGHT: Again with Esther Williams. You seem pretty dumb yourself. They dicorced in 1944. He said, 'I don't want to think there was ever another man that touched you.' CENTER B: With Rossana Podesta. If there was anything going on [with cross-dressing], she would have told me then. "It's no Indian story," said Chandler, "let Cochise rest in peace. Esther was raped by a family friend as a teenager. Off screen, Chandler was both a civil rights activist and die-hard baseball fan known to suit up with the Dodgers for spring training. "Jeff Chandler Heirs Settle for $233,358". He was the first actor nominated for an Academy Award for portraying an American Indian. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (born 1947) and Dana Grossel (born 1949). Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). [77], At the time of his death, Chandler was involved with British actress Barbara Shelley. Dan Dailey's cross dressing is far from confirmed, FFS. ", His machismo was so out of hand, Williams says, that "he once went through my scrapbook without my knowing it. [49] He acted in and produced the first Earlmar production, a Western, Drango. His role as Kurta in the 1949 film, Sword in the Desert, led to him accepting a long-term contract from Universal Studios. I find her unbelieveable! Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; . No. Shortly after his arrival, he was involved in a serious car accident on the way to a screen test, which resulted in a large scar on his forehead.[9]. Jeff Chandler's agent was Doovid Barskin of The Barskin Agency in the late 50s. His first film under the arrangement was a supporting role in Abandoned (1949). "Looking at Hollywood: Orson Welles Will Star in and Direct 'Badge of Evil'", Hopper, Hedda. And, please don't even try to convince anyone that old Jane was sleeping with Jeff. Back at Universal, he played a boxer in Iron Man (1951), a remake of an old Lew Ayres movie. My favorite Jeff Chandler film is TWO FLAGS WEST, which, perhaps not surprisingly, as it features my favorite, Linda Darnell. Complete with a pun that she never re-cunted her story! I went to college with his son in the (early!) 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. "That's the the Queen of Hearts, Jeff- on top". He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. In 1955 he became only the second star to play at the Riviera, after Liberace was the featured headliner. not much. I said, 'Aren't you getting tired of these half-assed relationships?' Or even fish-like. I read the book a long time ago and thought Esther Williams came across as a great old broad. Secrets were guarded, bodies stayed buried and studios paid off police when actors got out of line. This was no joke. "Foy, 'Breen Shape 'Tanks Are Coming' for Screen; Bushman Acts King Saul" Schallert, Edwin. Louis was a sign painter and Bula was a psychologist. Every Sunday night, our local NPR station features radio shows from the 40s and 50s with stars like Olivia de Haviland, Spencer Tracey, Peter Lorre, Claudette Colbert, Jeff Chandler, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Loretta Young, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, etc., etc. Chandler moved to Columbia and acted with Kim Novak in Jeanne Eagels. Take a look at Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . Does Esther make appearances any more, wet or otherwise? This was to take effect from August 1956 onwards, when Chandler's exclusive contract with Universal expired. How dare they claim to be film buffs when they've not seen all three! After high school, he took a drama course and worked in stock companies for two years. With Dan's wife right there - she fully supported her husband's fetish. After he was discharged from the service, he became busy acting in radio dramas and comedies until he was signed by Universal. This is a carousel. After Bill and Monica, I dont think anybody is shocked by anything, she says. Jeff Chandler is a member of Actor . 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.' Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen, has died at 91. . You cannot libel the dead. Showing all 39 items. So Esther said "Just tuck a foot under your ass and you will sit up taller." When I was a little girl I had a crush on Jeff Chandler.. still love him now forty some years later. Buys Rose TV Play" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, "R.K.O. Esther Williams, August 8, Esther Williams was an awarding winning competitive actress and Swimmer during the 1940's to 1960s, She made appearances in films such as 'Andy Hardy's Double Life' and won a Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite Female in 1952. . If the movies had not found him the advertising agencies would have done and in fact, whenever you saw a still of him you looked at his wrist-watch or pipe before realising that he wasn't promoting something. Here I thought Esther was a goody two shoes and it turns out she was a big ol size queen. He enjoyed that kind of thing. His other credits include Sword . I'd quit work immediately if I had the money, and travel for a while. 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. [quote]He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? "Tribune GO-TO-MOVIE GUIDE: Tony Martin Gives Views on Career" died in 1989 at age 71. And of course, there are photos in Hollywood Babylon II of Dan in drag. 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. [65] The court ordered Chandler to continue paying $1,500 per month. If he had guy pals who shared his fetish, obviously they wouldn't be coming forth to verify Esther's story. [3], Universal announced him for Chief Crazy Horse,[35] but the role ended up being played by Victor Mature. Louella Parsons: "Jeff Chandler? "[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. In 1994, Esther Williams walked down the aisle for a final time. (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. Genealogy for Esther Jane Williams (1921 - 2013) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. "I froze at the bedroom door and started screaming," she writes when describing her first glimpse of Chandler in chiffon. [47], In 1956, Universal gave Chandler a leave of absence from his contract with them "for a period of several months" to enable him to make his own movie for Earlmar. He was to star opposite Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959), but fell ill and had to withdraw.[9][55]. If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. So yes, an estate can sue for libelous content in some circumstances. relationship with Jeff Chandler ended after he shared . Chandler replaced Lee J. Cobb, and it was one of his least-typical roles, a character part rather than a leading man. actor Jeff Chandler, was obsessed about dressing in women's clothing. R26, any evidence of your fantasy "massive moster cock?" 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.". The actor is only a small part of the performance. SO WHAT if Esther Williams said Jeff Chandler was a cross dresser? He attended Erasmus Hall High School, the alma mater of many stage and film personalities, where he acted in school plays; his schoolmates included Susan Hayward. Jeff Chandler was a 6'4" gorgeous hunk of beefcake with thick curly silvery hair and he was often photographed to show off his massive hairy chest. But who could confirm the story? Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. "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. Why would a woman who had faced down the powerful MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer and performed dangerous water stunts on skis, outriggers and 50-foot hydraulic lifts suddenly relinquish her will at midlife? [53] A Motion Picture Exhibitor Poll listed him as the tenth-most popular male star in the US in 1957. [quote]When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. Jeff Chandler (1958) Biography. Esther Williams Official Pinterest Page. Every Datalounger imagines they were Joan in this pic. "[57], Chandler formed another production company, August, for which he made The Plunderers, a Western, distributed by Allied Artists. He was reunited with Fox and Delmer Daves to play a Polynesian chief in Bird of Paradise (1951), which Chandler admitted was a variation of his performance as Cochise. 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