His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. None of these embarrassed people were in Esther's bedroom. Betty died in 1973, Dailey in 1978. "You men all ask the question," Williams says. "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". 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 teased her unmercifully. Tbla. by Anonymous: reply 18: January 29, 2012 6:15 AM: . "When he asked me that," Williams recalls, "I said, 'I could (retire) if you'd stop fooling around.' But Jeff Chandler saw himself as a woman. Jane Russell was a friend of Esther's and a friend and co-star of Jeff's. Sultry actress Eartha Kitt and handsome actor Jeff Chandler, occupants of the booth, denied that the l . In 1952, exhibitors voted Chandler the 22nd-most popular star in the US. Did Jeff Hunter also favor chiffon? He said, 'I don't want to think there was ever another man that touched you.' "I developed an ulcer. Dressmakers, shopowners, whatever passed for a personal shopper in those days, other lovers, etc. In his films, his leading ladies included Maureen O'Hara, Rhonda Fleming, Jane Russell, Joan Crawford, and June Allyson. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). Bret says Hough had a lust for very young girls and attempted to rape his stepdaughter. 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. It was followed by more adventure fare: East of Sumatra and War Arrow with Maureen O'Hara. 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? Even her attire is borderline naughty. 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. She married singer/actor Ben Gage on November 25, 1945; they had . The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it. 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. He was married from 1946-52, and had two daughters. Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. According to the Los Angeles Times, many friends and colleagues of Chandler rejected her claims. . Jeff just seemed like such an innocent guileless soulit doesn't seem fair to besmirch his reputation, true or not. Would you wear Dyson's new air-purifying headphones? 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? If she was going to make up a story she would make one up about a much bigger name. Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. In 1957, Jeff Chandler was dating Esther Williams. 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. [quote]Betty Grable never confirmed Dan Dailey's cross dressing after Dailey died. ", Lamas, who remained with Williams 22 years, until his death from cancer in 1982, had an old-world concept of marriage. The famed animated action-adventure series Jonny Quest's handsome, white-haired, veteran special agent bodyguard Race Bannon's design was modeled after Jeff Chandler by show creator Doug Wildey. In 1954, Chandler was starting to recognize how heavy his workload was: You just can't call your time your own. 1941. Ten years younger, he is a large, friendly man who indulges his wife and seems amused by her candor. I find her unbelieveable! Esther's recollection of Joan is even crueler than her recollection of Jeff. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. So she was in a kind of career plateau/limbo, trying to regroup, having had her long term contracts with Metro then Warners, but at that point not signed to the kind of deal to which she was accustomed. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. But in all these years, for there never to have been any allusion to [cross-dressing] strikes me offhand as being extremely unlikely. " So she delivered: "The Million Dollar Mermaid" doesn't pirouette around the truth but lays it down with amazing candor. Something like that would cloud one's outlook on life in general. The part was proving tricky to cast; in Chandler's words, "Fox was looking for a guy big enough physically to play the role and unfamiliar enough to moviegoers to lend authenticity. Esther Williams was NOT in "Silk Stockings" R65. "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". Ten or 20 years ago, she says, she couldn't have written "The Million Dollar Mermaid," "only because I hadn't analyzed (my life). died in 1989 at age 71. 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.. Her stories about Gene Kelly I don't think were ribald, at least as far as them ever hooking up. [quote]Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? "Big Chief! "'Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal", Schallert, Edwin. He was muscular and the expressions on his face most of the time were soothing. His next role was that of an officer in World War II. [7] When America entered World War II, Chandler enlisted in the army. It's on YouTube. Many have commented on it. Oh Jeff, you're just too big for polka dots! The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002). Jeff Chandler, better known by the Family name Jeff Chandler, was a popular Athlete. The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! he had an affair with Esther . It didn't do too well, but it wasn't because he wasn't an adequate . Above all, he was impossibly handsome. She met her first husband, Leonard Kovner, while attending Los Angeles City College. 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. 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. She was always competitive and didn't like to be one-upped. 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 . click ACCEPT. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. He went back to Fox for his second film for them, as an embittered Union cavalryman in Two Flags West for director Robert Wise. He was one of Universal Pictures's more popular male stars of the 1950s. "Jeff Chandler's Wife Gets Divorce, $100,000: She Says She Developed Ulcer Because He Was Too Absorbed in His Film Work", "'Spying' on Anita Told by Detective: Pejury Action Possible". I think some people just haven't done their homework, so quit whingeing! Are you still working on that GED? The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. . So Esther said "Just tuck a foot under your ass and you will sit up taller." . 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. [4] He served for four years, mostly in the Aleutians, finishing with the rank of lieutenant. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). 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. "I screamed and screamed, with shock and disbelief and a refusal to comprehend. Married in 1946; divorced in 1959; died in 1989 at age 71. . Jeff Chandler - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an. [39] He was replaced in the role by George Nader. I was too busy living it. Howard Thomas.. About. Even if he was a crossdresser, it would not change anything. He followed this with two films for Universal, The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner, and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. "Blood Infection Caused Death of Jeff Chandler". At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she . 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. 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. R52, nothing about Esther Williams was fishy. She didnt. Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. . She sees her book as "a positive force" and hopes to write a sequel, called "Continuum," that shares more of her philosophy and psychic beliefs, and offers solace to women. It was no secret that Jeff's real name was Ira Gosselman. The two are co-starring in the film, The Islander, now being made on location in Italy.Image provided by Getty Images. In 1957, he tangled with Orson Welles corrupt rancher in the B-movie thriller Man in the Shadow.. Hardly anyone today knows who Jeff Chandler is. RIGHT: Again with Esther Williams. 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. Esther married her second husband in 1945, attractive band singer Ben Gage, with whom she had three children. Esther Williams dating history Relationships. Robert Rockwell was Mr. Boynton on the Our Miss Brooks TV series but did Jeff Chandler play him on the earlier radio series? Jeff was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus High School. He was romantically linked with Esther Williams, . It was the only way I could do it and stay married to Fernando. Whether you believe Esther or not, her bio Million Dollar Mermaid is a great dishy read. Unlike that other famous Hollywood cross-dresser, Dan Dailey. "Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Co-Star in 'Steel Town': Looking at Hollywood", Hopper, Hedda, "FILM CHIEFS MEET UNION OFFICIALS: Studio Heads and Actors Guild Aides Bargain Over Strike Issues" by MURRAY SCHUMACH. "Jeff Chandler Wills $600,000 to Daughters". "Chief Crazyhorse' Held Right for Jeff Chandler; Slate Signs Term Deal" Schallert, Edwin. by Anonymous: reply 26: January 29, 2012 4:00 PM: EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. Jeff Chandler, Dana Andrews, Kirk Douglas and even 17-year-old Our Gang alum Jackie Cooper. In 1994, Esther Williams walked down the aisle for a final time. Jane Russell commented, "I've never heard of such a thing. "Drama: Henry Fonda to Have Lee Cobb as Costar". "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", Again, it is really hilarious that some people think she would lie about someone as forgotten as Jeff Chandler in order to "sell books", There are lots of better ways to sell books than to lie about people the public does not care about. But she had a special fondness for bisexual men, accounting for three . [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 guess anything is possible, but it's very difficult to imagine him as a cross-dresser! Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. 'Indian' Chandler Changes Pace; He's Now Half Indian". "Jeff Chandler Will Star in 'Holy Grail'", Hopper, Hedda. 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. Everyone knows, the three films every film buff must see are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Female on the Beach! "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. "I don't know why I got it," Chandler joked at the time, "maybe it's because I'm saving them money. 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. . He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. "I froze at the bedroom door and started screaming," she writes when describing her first glimpse of Chandler in chiffon. But suddenly there are not enough pictures being made here. Hearn Role in 'The Naked and the Dead' for Norma Productions" by THOMAS F. BRADY. [10], Chandler reprised his role as Cochise in another Western, The Battle at Apache Pass, for Universal. And, please don't even try to convince anyone that old Jane was sleeping with Jeff. But it's the Chandler revelation, excerpted by Vanity Fair in its September issue, that's gotten the most attention. [26] Young later said Chandler "was more of a personality than an actor a charming man."[27]. "I loved the book and read it straight through," she says. For a number of years, film exhibitors voted Chandler among the top stars at the box office. [75], On May 13, 1961, he entered a hospital in Culver City, California, and had surgery for a spinal disc herniation. 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. There's not going to be an Esther Williams autograph party on Saturday. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. [11][12] He tested for Columbia's The Loves of Carmen[13] but did not get the part. 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. 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. I think Esther is all wet!! "WELLMAN DIRECTOR OF 'BATTLEGROUND': METRO NAMES HIM TO HANDLE FILM OF BATTLE OF THE BULGE CRAIG IN 'SIDE STREET'" by Thomas F. Brady. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . . His role as Kurta in the 1949 film, Sword in the Desert, led to him accepting a long-term contract from Universal Studios. [40] He said that "being a movie star isn't worth it": I can't go anywhere as an ordinary individual. Jeff Chandler and Joan Crawford frequently wore each other's gowns. And of course, there are photos in Hollywood Babylon II of Dan in drag. If there was anything going on [with cross-dressing], she would have told me then. In her autobiography Hold the Roses (2002), Rose Marie wrote that "Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler. He appeared regularly on radio drama and comedy. They separated in 1951,[60] again in 1954,[61] and filed for divorce in 1954. "Jeff Chandler Wanted as Star for Movie on Huk Warfare", Hopper, Hedda. "[62] They reconciled in March 1955. Yes, Jeff Chandler deserves this star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chandler had a MASSIVE monster cock that he used liberally. : As an Indian, Jeff Chandler caused countless feminine hearts to flutter; now, in straight dramatic roles, he's a box office smash". 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. 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? 3 5 0. 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. They dated for 9 months Marilyn Maxwell and Jeff Chandler had a relationship Connect any celebrity with Jeff Chandler to see how closely they are linked romantically! It made my jaw drop, says actress Marsha Hunt of the accusations in Williams book. He's also famous for dying on the operating table after an incompetent doctor cut an artery by mistake - he bled to death. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. Movie fans seem to think that actors belong to them, but we like to feel we belong to ourselves. I guess if Jeff showed himself off to other women, they are too discreet and/or kind to verify. 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. He was 42. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. Williams married four times. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. But I am absolutely confident that Esther Williams stands head and shoulders above Mickey Rooney. 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 . Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. Earlmar signed a six-picture deal with United Artists, under which Chandler was to appear in at least three of the films. . 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. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. What really galls the actors friends is that he cant defend himself against Williams charges. 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. but didn't know Chandler. Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler dated from 1957 to 1960 Jeff Chandler and Mamie Van Doren dated in 1954 Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler had a relationship from 1954 to 1955 Julie Adams and Jeff Chandler dated from December, 1953 to January, 1954 Jeff Chandler and Eartha Kitt had an encounter in 1953 Mrta Torn and Jeff Chandler had a relationship from Apr 1951 to May 1951 Marjorie Hoshelle and Jeff Chandler were married for 7 years. Chandler appeared in an expensive (for Universal) epic, playing the Emperor Marcian in Sign of the Pagan and co-starred with Jane Russell in Foxfire (1955), which he enjoyed because, "I don't have to be so darned monosyllabic in this one. [69] Chandler had nearly lost an eye and had been visibly scarred in an auto accident years earlier. [54], Chandler made another for Universal, A Stranger in My Arms with June Allyson. What could he have been expecting or hoping her reaction to be? . 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. [2] He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a child. "Jeff Chandler Is Dead; Blame Blood Poison: JEFF CHANDLER". If she wanted to make up a story about someone - why him? "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. Tinee, Mae. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Esther Williams. 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.". With Dan's wife right there - she fully supported her husband's fetish. [80][83] His ex-wife sued his estate for $80,000 for money owed under their divorce settlement.[84]. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". She told him, "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots.". 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. Broken Arrow turned out to be a considerable hit, earning Chandler an Oscar nomination and establishing him as a star. Mary! She lived an amazing life and has plenty of REAL dirt to sharewhy would she need to make things up? I walk into a restaurant and get a ringside table- but you remember I also have to leave the biggest tip. Recalling the evening she allegedly found Chandler in red wig and flowered chiffon dress, Williams writes, Here was my lover--a strong, manly figure by anyones estimate--who had just been standing before me in high heels and a dress. "Yes you can (libel the dead), family members have sued over things like this. 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. 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. [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. . He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. "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. Severe complications arose; an artery was damaged, and Chandler hemorrhaged. She made her film debut with MGM in an "Andy Hardy" picture called . One can sue if they think their dead famous relative was libeled, but they cannot win, the case would be thrown out of court. Who is Jeff Chandler dating? [26], Chandler made up with Universal,[41] which cast him in Lady Godiva of Coventry. He said he earned $250,000 in 1957 from his acting and singing, but had a lot of expenses, with his personal manager, business manager, and agent taking 25% of his income. In 1984, Esther Williams mentioned in an interview for the Chicago Tribune that Chandler been a . His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. 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. [4] Chandler was an active Democrat. If they haven't seen any of his films (or think they haven't! Secrets were guarded, bodies stayed buried and studios paid off police when actors got out of line. [quote]He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? 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. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. )they must surely have read about him in all the info there is on Old Hollywood. 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.' [17] As part of the arrangement, Chandler signed a deal with Fox to make a film a year with them for six years. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an . The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. His engagement to Esther Williams was broken off when she discovered his hobby. The couple had met and fallen in love on the set of Raw Wind in Eden in 1956. Jeff Chandler. If she had, it would have made front page headlines all around the globe. "It's no Indian story," said Chandler, "let Cochise rest in peace. Her single mom Anna was the local tramp until she married a deliveryman named Harry Hough. Former champion swimmer Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler embrace during a scene from 1957's 'Raw Wind in Eden.' (JAMES PRINGLE/AP) But she did all the water work herself despite ongoing risks. I make a point of answering all my mail, and when anyone asks me for an autograph, I'm not just flattered. Showing all 39 items. "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. . The actor is only a small part of the performance. "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. I think she took a cheap potshot. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Chandler . 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. not much. 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. 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? The man got around and apparently fucked a lot of women, but only one says he cross-dressed. Jeff Chandler was romantically linked with Esther Williams, who claimed in her 1999 autobiography Chandler was a cross dresser and she broke off the . Lamas was controlling and abusive. The cause was a blood infection complicated by pneumonia. His features were rugged and masculine. youtube clip referenced above. They all make up stories to sell books. for your pointless bitchery needs. He was best known for being a Movie Actor. 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. . . An executive is a guy who thinks things up and has other people execute them. 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