Jeff Chandler Overview:

Actor, Jeff Chandler, was born Ira Grossel on Dec 15, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY. Chandler died at the age of 42 on Jun 17, 1961 in Culver City, Los Angeles .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Chandler was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1950Best Supporting ActorBroken Arrow (1950)CochiseNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Jeff Chandler Quotes:

[to Tom Jeffords]
Cochise: As I bear the murder of my people, so you will bear the murder of your wife.


Cmdr. David Porter: [to his crew] Gentlemen, we are now a ship without a country.


Ab Begley: [Referring to Cisneros' accusations] Ben, you're not going to take this seriously?
Ben Sadler: They pay me to take things seriously.


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Jeff Chandler Facts
His former lover Esther Williams, in her tell-all 1999 biography, put Chandler back in the headlines after asserting that he was a cross-dresser. She told him, "Jeff, you're too big for polka dots." Esther later admitted privately that this had no basis in fact, and was made up simply to bolster interest in the book.

Daughter, Dana Chandler Grossel (Grossel was her father's real last name), gave him two grandsons. His other daughter, Jamie Tucker, gave him granddaughter Jana Fourtune.

Possessed of a fine singing voice, at the height of his film fame, he recorded several successful albums for Liberty Records.

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