Did anyone else see it? In 1960, Esther married her third husband, dashing actor Fernando Lamas, whose previous marriage to actress Arlene Dahl produced Lorenzo. He also had to be written out of his radio shows Michael Shayne and Our Miss Brooks for several weeks.[12][18]. 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? Instead, she broke off the relationship the day after she discovered his habit. Jump to: Overview (5) . Buys Rose TV Play" by THOMAS M. PRYOR, "R.K.O. 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). A third operation followed on May 27, in which he received an additional 20 pints of blood. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. 3 5 0. (31 December 1969 - 8 October 1982) (his death) She then married former lover, Argentine actor/director, Fernando Lamas on December 31, 1969. Russell recalls being in Honolulu in 1960 for a fund-raiser when Williams sought her out and expressed misgivings about her relationship with Chandler. . Fiesta (1947) Mario and Maria are twins in a small Mexican town. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. . Jeff's daughters were asked by Peter Graves about it during Jeff's "Biography" episode. His features were rugged and masculine. "Looking at Hollywood: Ann Sheridan, Jeff Chandler to Star in 'Vermilion O'Toole'", Hedda Hopper's Staff. I think Esther Williams later admitted she made it up to sell copies of her autobiography. "Pine-Thomas Tradition Lives On; Jeff Chandler Makes Debut in Vegas" Schallert, Edwin. "He told me (about his cross-dressing), and (his prior wife) Marge knew. Login The second sentence is true, the first is not. If it were true, there should have been rumors long before Esther's book. Companion. For that he had the requisite Jewishness (of which he was very proud) and he was not quite real. The thread bumper is back. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. 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. ", In the book, Williams extols Lamas' lovemaking ("God knows he'd had enough practice to have earned a black belt in the bedroom arts.") He was to star opposite Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959), but fell ill and had to withdraw.[9][55]. "Steigers Act Out Breakup of a Marriage: Breakup Acted Out by Steigers Loynd, Ray". Earlmar signed a six-picture deal with United Artists, under which Chandler was to appear in at least three of the films. Many have commented on it. [4] He served for four years, mostly in the Aleutians, finishing with the rank of lieutenant. American actor Jeff Chandler , circa 1955. Shortly after his last film Merrill's Marauders (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. 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). . Genealogy for Esther Jane Williams (1921 - 2013) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. youtube clip referenced above. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. not much. . She was always competitive and didn't like to be one-upped. He then went over to Warner Bros. to make Merrill's Marauders, which was his last film. I think she took a cheap potshot. [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). 70s and he was a hottie! My Big Nightmare Merrill (Jeff Chandler), expecting relief after having completed his mission in 1944 Burma, gets . Jeff Chandler (Ira Grossel) was born on 15 December, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Producer. Above all, he was impossibly handsome. Hopper, Hedda. 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.. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. This was to take effect from August 1956 onwards, when Chandler's exclusive contract with Universal expired. Oh Jeff, you're just too big for polka dots! His former lover Esther Williams, in her tell-all 1999 autobiography, put Chandler back in the headlines after . He also drank and gambled away $10,000,000 of her money. He enjoyed that kind of thing. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Chandler has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1770 Vine Street. Family & Personal Life Jeff Chandler married Marjorie Hoshelle, an actress, in 1946. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. She then married singer/actor Ben Gage in Nov 1945 and had three children to him. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. He followed this with two films for Universal, The Lady Takes a Flyer with Lana Turner, and Raw Wind in Eden with Esther Williams. He definitely had guts to open in Vegas. Every single movie star does. I said, 'Aren't you getting tired of these half-assed relationships?' Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. He appeared regularly on radio drama and comedy. Once again, location work required him to regularly commute back and forth to Hollywood throughout the shoot. [10] Hollywood tended to cast him, though, in different nationalities. 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. EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. "Jeff Chandler Is Dead; Blame Blood Poison: JEFF CHANDLER". [8], After being discharged from the army, Chandler moved to Los Angeles in December 1945 with $3,000 he had saved. I I think they sidestepped it. [79], An investigation ensued into Chandler's death. 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. "WELLMAN DIRECTOR OF 'BATTLEGROUND': METRO NAMES HIM TO HANDLE FILM OF BATTLE OF THE BULGE CRAIG IN 'SIDE STREET'" by Thomas F. Brady. "THEDA BARA MOVIE GOES TO COLUMBIA: De Sylva's 'The Great Vampire' Will Be Distributed by Studio 'Champion' Suit Ruling" by Thomas F. Brady. After high school, he took a drama course and worked in stock companies for two years. "[45], Towards the end of the year, Chandler formed his own production company, Earlmar, with his agent Meyer Mishkin. What good does it do to speak ill of the dead? says writer Norman Corwin, who knew Chandler from a 1960 Pasadena Playhouse production of his drama The Rivalry. I think its crass.. 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. Esther Williams with Betty White and Ricardo Montalban. Anyone who would pick up a book on Esther Williams would know who Jeff Chandler was. In 1955 he became only the second star to play at the Riviera, after Liberace was the featured headliner. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) . "VIDEO AND RADIO TO REACH HIGH POINT AT YULE: Programs Are Listed for Holiday" REMENIH, ANTON. 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. He's The Busiest, Now". Jeff was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus High School. I had a huge crush on Chandler when I was a little girl and he was certainly NOT Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks. 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 . So I figured his two daughters knew, too. The book isn't being released tomorrow. Rose Marie wrote that Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. "Jeff Chandler Wanted as Star for Movie on Huk Warfare", Hopper, Hedda. Of all the things you could make up - why that? One of the aspects of her book that I found fascinating was her talking about how she and other big female stars of the era dealt with working their pregnancies (and miscarriages and abortions) into their studio contracts and schedules. by Anonymous: reply 26: January 29, 2012 4:00 PM: EXCEPT, R26, Esther never married Jeff. Are you still working on that GED? Jeff was in a boxibg film called "Iron Man" (circa 1950) with Rock Hudson. 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. . "That's the the Queen of Hearts, Jeff- on top". 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? They dicorced in 1944. Because this is Datalounge, silly. But in all these years, for there never to have been any allusion to [cross-dressing] strikes me offhand as being extremely unlikely. In 1994, Esther Williams walked down the aisle for a final time. When Lamas died, Susan says, her mother was saddened but also free to enjoy her children in a way she hadn't. --Queen who has read nearly every book mentioned in this thread. Showing all 39 items. He was widely liked and admired . I can tell you that there was no conversation, joking or otherwise, about that kind of thing on the set.. No love lost between Gene and Esther. "FILM UNIT OPPOSES FOREIGN VENTURES: A.F.L. Rhonda Fleming, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Novak, Jane Russell, Esther Williams, and his Brooklyn friend Susan Hayward. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s. "[6] Chandler's performance as a similar resistance leader-type in Sword of the Desert brought him to the studio's attention, and he was borrowed from Universal for the role in May 1949. None of it helped. I know plenty of film buffs who have never heard of him or seen his movies (most of which aren't very good). "Foy, 'Breen Shape 'Tanks Are Coming' for Screen; Bushman Acts King Saul" Schallert, Edwin. Chandler and Williams had a . Paperback - September 14, 2000. 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." [26] Young later said Chandler "was more of a personality than an actor a charming man."[27]. ". The last of those was distributed by Paramount, which released Chandler's next film, another Western, The Jayhawkers! Esther describes at least two of her husbands in that book as being extremely well endowed (Gage, Lamas). Something like that would cloud one's outlook on life in general. 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. is on youtube). Chandler's father was connected with the restaurant business and got his son a job as a restaurant cashier. Esther Williams married Leonarda Kovner on June 27, 1940, but they divorced . Smart, zestful, uninhibited and wise, Williams is like a bawdy aunt who cuts clear to the bone, but never with malice. He was announced for another film with Buckner, The Wild Bunch,[24] which was not made; instead, he played an Arab chief in Flame of Araby (1951), opposite Maureen O'Hara. You seem pretty dumb yourself. 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. . 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. "He loved me so intently. She told him, "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots.". An executive is a guy who thinks things up and has other people execute them. She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler. How would a lez like Jane Russell know anything intimate about Jeff? Dan Dailey's cross dressing is far from confirmed, FFS. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. "Jeff Chandler Likely for Demetrius; 'Highest Mountain' New Purchase", Schallert, Edwin. He put together an act and we opened at the Riviera. " So she delivered: "The Million Dollar Mermaid" doesn't pirouette around the truth but lays it down with amazing candor. The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. . And Jeff Chandler WAS macho. [54], Chandler made another for Universal, A Stranger in My Arms with June Allyson. He was a sweet guy, definitely all man. At the very least they should be aware of Joan Crawford and "Female on the Beach". Actor Jeff Chandler had a great career in films, which was cut short by his untimely death. It was the only way I could do it and stay married to Fernando. [10][12] It was the last film he made outside Universal for a number of years. She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler. 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. "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'". 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). Jeff Chandler: American actor and singer (1918 - 1961), Actor, Film actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, From: United States of America . . Her single mom Anna was the local tramp until she married a deliveryman named Harry Hough. 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. Williams was newly married to a medical student, Leonard Kovner - she would later have to buy him out of the marriage for $1,500 - and the priapic Weissmuller tried it on with her so often . The actor is only a small part of the performance. That was Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Janice Paige. 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. Her husband was actor/writer Edward Bell, who was 14 years her junior. . Even before Broken Arrow was released, Chandler was upped to leading-man status back at Universal. According to the Los Angeles Times, many friends and colleagues of Chandler rejected her claims. I was too busy living it. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950). He came with a conductor, piano player, light man, press agent, and manager. "Jeff Chandler, Wife Refuse Reconciliation: Actor Offers to Continue $1500-a-Month Allowance; She Asks Total of $6500". "Renewal at Allied for Jeff Chandler: 'Plunderers' Pleases Studio; Star Urges Subsidy for Films" Scheuer, Philip K. "Marsha Hunt Signs for 'Plunderers': 'Threepenny Opera' Due Here; 'Untouchables' Will Expand" Scheuer, Philip K. "CHANDLER SIGNED FOR BIBLE DRAMAS: Actor to Play David in Two Specials on A.B.C.-TV Baseball Schedule Set" By RICHARD F. SHEPARD. [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. "[67], Chandler was involved in a will dispute concerning his stepfather in 1960.[68]. And there's never been another person to verify Esther's lie. Because some stars, like Elvis and the Three Stooges have fame long after they died, and their relatives still cash in on it.". Bret says Hough had a lust for very young girls and attempted to rape his stepdaughter. Esther Williams Official Pinterest Page. Mary! . Jane Russell was a friend of Esther's and a friend and co-star of Jeff's. He is most remembered for Broken Arrow. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. He said, 'I don't want to think there was ever another man that touched you.' [quote]He never made any comedies though he shows quite the flair for it in that What's My LIne? [58] Allied was so pleased with the film, they requested three more movies from August, but Chandler never got to make them.[57]. Tony Curtis and Gerald Mohr were among the pallbearers at Chandler's funeral, attended by more than 1,500 people. I'd quit work immediately if I had the money, and travel for a while. Williams was born in Inglewood, California, on August 8, 1921. In 1952, exhibitors voted Chandler the 22nd-most popular star in the US. Jeff Chandler girlfriend, wife list. His uber thick cock is the reason Esther Williams married him. 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? 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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. Council Opens Campaign to Halt Cheaper Production Abroad by U. S. Studios". Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an . [2] He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was a child. She lived an amazing life and has plenty of REAL dirt to sharewhy would she need to make things up? He left to work on a movie after three and a half weeks. 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 . Career And Professional Highlights Best Known For. (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 . for the film and had to settle for Esther. His wife complained that Chandler was . Williams and Jeff Chandler sit together during the WAIF Imperial Ball at . The actor tragically passed away on June 17, 1961. She married Fernando Lamas. 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. 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. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Hello and thank you for registering. Jane Russell whom I did adore when she was a young star via Howard Hughesbecame a right wing Religious bitch in later lifeno wonder she would deny the JC storiestoo left wingy! Chandler had a relationship with Gloria DeHaven that was exposed in Confidential magazine. Like BROKEN ARROW, it is a western he did at 20th Century Fox in 1950. . [8] . Does Esther make appearances any more, wet or otherwise? Some features on this site require registration. Instead, he appeared in Yankee Pasha, and started singing in nightclubs. I make a point of answering all my mail, and when anyone asks me for an autograph, I'm not just flattered. He definitely had guts to open in Vegas". Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. Chandler married actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1918-1989) in 1946. No. His real name was as well known as Archie Leach, Norma Jean Baker, Betty Perske and Bernie Schwartz. [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. Whereas, I've long been aware of Esther Williams (the swimming movie star!?! Take a look at The couple had two daughters, Jamie Tucker (1947-2003) and Dana Grossel (1949-2002), before separating in 1954. . Esther Williams. Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 - June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. I've known since I was a kid. This is the most DL thread ever. Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. 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. 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. It's somewhat of an odd pose, as Esther spent most of her film career in a swim suit, and Jeff liked to crossdress. At the time Esther's book was released, Jeff Chandler was still well-known. Unless he was disguised as Fifi, the naughty French maid, R22. "[38] He then made Female on the Beach with Joan Crawford and began releasing records. "Tribune GO-TO-MOVIE GUIDE: Tony Martin Gives Views on Career" Why has this not been mentioned? That has been pretty much debunked. Then they're not really much of an "old film buff" are they? In 1957, he tangled with Orson Welles corrupt rancher in the B-movie thriller Man in the Shadow.. 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. Jeff Chandler had an encounter with Eartha Kitt (1953). 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. Cross-dressing is the last thing I would expect of Jeff. "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. . Jeff Chandler was born on the 15th of December, 1918. 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. Off screen, Chandler was both a civil rights activist and die-hard baseball fan known to suit up with the Dodgers for spring training. 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. Esther Williams dating history Relationships. . SO WHAT if Esther Williams said Jeff Chandler was a cross dresser? "It's no Indian story," said Chandler, "let Cochise rest in peace. Hollywood stars reached into homes of people who never went out to a movie. None of it helped, and everybody raved about Jeff's singing, but let's face it: He really didn't sing very well. Hearn Role in 'The Naked and the Dead' for Norma Productions" by THOMAS F. BRADY. 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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 (1947-2003) and Dana . WEHT Robert Rockwell? 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. When Esther came out with the story, Jane insisted that it was untrue. Esther married her second husband in 1945, attractive band singer Ben Gage, with whom she had three children. Their divorce was granted in 1959. [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. I was reading Jeff Chandler's Wikipedia after seeing a striking photo of him online, and I knew when I read that Esther accused him of cross-dressing that there would be a DL thread on it. Jeff Chandler was previously married to Marjorie Hoshelle (1946 - 1954). Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; . Esther Jane Williams was born on August 8, 1921 in Inglewood, California. [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. ", Susan, 45, lives in Marin County and works as a nonprofit administrator. When I was a little girl I had a crush on Jeff Chandler.. still love him now forty some years later. He was the first actor nominated for an Academy Award for portraying an American Indian. Sultry actress Eartha Kitt and handsome actor Jeff Chandler, occupants of the booth, denied that the l . Williams' revelations about Chandler angered many readers. The man got around and apparently fucked a lot of women, but only one says he cross-dressed. 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. I read this on some obscure blog but haven't heard anything official. Therefore, it's got to be true and if you question it, you'll die in a grease fire. Esther's recollection of Joan is even crueler than her recollection of Jeff. It's NOT about who remembers him TODAY, Moron. "Mom speaks her mind. Everyone knows, the three films every film buff must see are Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Female on the Beach! . Family & Personal Life. "Drama: Henry Fonda to Have Lee Cobb as Costar". A May 1955 review of a Chandler live performance in Variety said "it is in the realm of pure song" that Chandler "falters and shows weakness."[101]. [78] He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City. . Esther Williams (Million Dollar Mermaid, The Unguarded Moment) and Jeff Chandler (Foxfire, Female on the Beach) set the screen ablaze in this romantic South Seas noir directed by Richard Wilson (Al Capone, Pay or Die! 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. That would be sheer gossip.. . That's all changed, and so has Williams. . The company toured the Midwest with some success, presenting such plays as The Bad Man, Seventh Heaven, The New Minister, and Pigs. "Jeff Chandler Among Movie Visitors Here", Tinee, Mae. Was Jeff Chandler married to Esther Williams? Up to sell copies of her autobiography and has other people execute them even crueler than her recollection of.. By U. S. Studios '' less per month `` the Million Dollar Mermaid '' does n't pirouette around the but... In at least three of the Dead ' for Screen ; Bushman Acts King ''. 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