Jeff Chandler (actor)

Jeff Chandler is honored with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died at age 91 of prostate cancer at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. He married author Susan Cooper in July 1996. Shortly after completing his role in Merrill's Marauders (1962), Chandler died in Los Angeles, California at age of 42, from blood poisoning following disc herniation surgery. His 1991 autobiography was called A Terrible Liar (ISBN 0688128440). His leading ladies would include June Allyson, Joan Crawford, Rhonda Fleming, Susan Hayward, Maureen O'Hara, Jane Russell and Esther Williams. He became an American citizen late in life.

Some of his pictures in this period include Away All Boats, Toy Tiger, Drango, The Tattered Dress, Man in the Shadow, Foxfire, A Stranger in My Arms, and Thunder in the Sun. Cronyn was married to actress Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in September 1994, and appeared with her in many of their more memorable dramatic outings, including The Gin Game, Foxfire, Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return. His sex appeal, curiously heightened by his prematurely gray hair and tanned features, would put him into drama and costume movies. He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in The Seventh Cross in 1944. The rest of the decade, Chandler turned in a top leading man. His initial Hollywood film was in 1943 in Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt; he later appeared in that director's Lifeboat, and was a writer for the screenplays of Rope and Under Capricorn. He would be nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), the first of three screen appearances as the legendary Apache chief, followed by The Battle of Apache Pass (1952) and Taza, Son of Cochise (1954). In 1934, he made his Broadway debut as a janitor in "Hipper's Holiday" and became known for his versatility, playing a number of different roles on stage.

His first important role was in Sword in the Desert (1948), as an Israeli freedom fighter. Hume Cronyn studied drama at McGill University, and continued his acting studies under Max Reinhardt and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In the 1950s, Chandler became a star in western and action movies. His great-grandfather was Bishop Benjamin Cronyn, founder of Huron College at the University of Western Ontario. His first film appearance was in Johnny O'Clock (1947). He was born in London, Ontario, Canada, one of three children of Hume Blake Cronyn (a businessman and a Member of Parliament for London, and for whom Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory and asteroid (12050) Humecronyn are named) and his wife Frances Amelia Labatt, of the brewing company family. After discharged, he was a busy radio actor both in drama and comedy. Hume Blake Cronyn (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a stage and film actor.

Later, he took a drama course and spent two years in stock companies before serving in World War II. Off Season - 2001 - (television). Born Ira Grossel in Brooklyn, New York Chandler attended Erasmus Hall High School, the nucleus of many stage and film personalities. Yesterday's Children - 2000 - (television). Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was a popular American film actor in the 1950s. Santa and Pete - 1999 - (television). Sea People - 1999 - (television).

Seasons of Love - 1998 - (television). Alone - 1997 - (television). 12 Angry Men - 1997 - (television). Marvin's Room - 1996.

Camilla - 1994. The Pelican Brief - 1993. To Dance with the White Dog - 1993 - (television). Broadway Bound - 1992 - (television).

Christmas on Division Street - 1991 - (television). Age-Old Friends - 1989 - (television). Day One - 1989 - (television). Cocoon: The Return - 1988.

Foxfire - 1987 - (television). *batteries not included - 1987. Cocoon - 1985. Brewster's Millions - 1984.

Impulse - 1984. The World According to Garp - 1982. The Gin Game - 1981 - (television). Honky Tonk Freeway - 1981.

Rollover - 1981. Conrack - 1974. The Parallax View - 1974. There Was a Crooked Man... - 1970.

Gaily, Gaily - 1969. The Arrangement - 1969. Hamlet - 1964. Cleopatra - 1963.

Sunrise at Campobello - 1960. Juno and the Paycock - 1960 - (television). A Doll's House - 1959 - (television). The Moon and Sixpence - 1959 (television).

Crowded Paradise - 1956. People Will Talk - 1951. Top o' the Morning - 1949. The Bride Goes Wild - 1948.

Brute Force - 1947. The Beginning or the End - 1947. The Green Years - 1946. The Postman Always Rings Twice - 1946.

Ziegfeld Follies - 1946. A Letter for Evie - 1945. The Sailor Takes a Wife - 1945. Main Street After Dark - 1945.

The Seventh Cross - 1944. Lifeboat - 1944. The Cross of Lorraine - 1943. Phantom of the Opera - 1943.

Shadow of a Doubt - 1943. The Petition - 1986. Foxfire - 1982 (performed, wrote play and lyrics). The Gin Game - 1977 (performed, produced).

Noël Coward in Two Keys - 1974. Promenade, All! - 1972. A Delicate Balance - 1966. Slow Dance on the Killing Ground - 1964.

The Physicists - 1964. Hamlet - 1964 (Tony Award for role of Polonius). Big Fish, Little Fish - 1961. Triple Play - 1959.

The Man in the Dog Suit - 1958. The Egghead - 1957. A Day By The Sea - 1955. The Honeys - 1955.

The Fourposter - 1951. The Little Blue Light - 1951. Hilda Crane - 1950. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep - 1950.

The Survivors - 1948. Portrait of a Madonna - 1946 (Director). Big - 1941. Mr.