Surgeons messed it up and he died from blood poisoning, his children later winning a sizeable malpractice suit against the hospital. He later reprised the role of Cochise in "The Battle at Apache Pass" (1952) and in a cameo in "Taza, Son of Cochise" (1954). His performance in "Our Miss Brooks" brought him to the attention of executives at Universal Studios, who were looking for someone to play an Israeli leader in "Sword in the Desert" (1948). Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Please try again later. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. His death was deemed malpractice and resulted in a large lawsuit and settlement for his children. Head and shoulders above them all, in my opinion, was 1950’s Sunset Blvd. (bio by: Donald Greyfield) Source: findagrave.com Other Comments: He died in hospital the next day. He served in the US Army for four years during the war, mostly in the Aleutian Islands, and was discharges at the rank of lieutenant. In Memory Of Our BelovedHusband, Father And SonIRA GROSSEL1918 (Jeff Chandler) 1961, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. In 1957 he left Universal and signed a contract with United Artists. 169 talking about this. In fact, he was best man at Ronnie and Nancy’s wedding in 1952. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Resend Activation Email. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Daughter of actors Jeff Chandler and Marjorie Hoshelle. He played the gladiator trainer (above) at Peter Ustinov’s villa. Three of his action flicks were terrific, however: Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and they all have their admirers. In 1973 he played the comedic role of Planchet in Oliver Reed’s version of The Three Musketeers, a part that he would reprise in other films, but one that would ultimately lead to his death. Chandler, Jeff (Ira Grossel) Born in Brooklyn, New York 12/15/1918; died 6/17/1961 of blood poisoning following spinal surgery in Culver City, California. Jeff Chandler passed away peacefully on April 15, 2012, at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, surrounded by his family. He then moved to Los Angeles, California and found work as a radio actor. This account has been disabled. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? When four rowdy cowhands ride into a small town and make trouble, no one seems willing or able to take them on, not even Sam Christy, the toughest man in town. 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. Among the movies of this period are "Female on the Beach" (1955), "Foxfire" (1955), "Away All Boats" (1956), "Toy Tiger" (1956), "Drango" (1957), "The Tattered Dress" (1957), "Man in the Shadow" (1957), "A Stranger in My Arms" (1959), "The Jayhawkers!" Jeff Chandler full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Ironically, both daughters Jamie and Dana died of cancer a year apart from each other. Jeff Chandler launched his own company called the Shady Lane Playhouse in 1941. Verify and try again. Kinnear became a household name in Britain through his regular appearances on the 1962-3 popular TV series That Was The Week That Was, which led to his very busy career as a character actor in scores of films and television shows. Unfortunately, Holden suffered from a drinking problem throughout his life. ). This enabled him to accept the TV role that made him famous world-wide, that of Captain Binghamton in the enormously successful series McHale’s Navy which ran from 1962 to 1966 and spawned several movies. He was on location in Spain in 1988 making The Return of the Musketeers (1989), when he fell from a horse and broke his pelvis. I never thought about the connections before, but they are certainly there. He was particularly good in the classic John Wayne western The Searchers in 1956, but made solid contributions to several other westerns, war pictures and dramas throughout the remainder of the decade. Arizona obituaries and death notices, 1991 to 2020. Oops, something didn't work. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Portrayed Philip Boynton on CBS Radio's "Our Miss Brooks" (1948-1957). Served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Failed to report flower. View Article Pages. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana Spouse (1) In 1951 she was discovered drowned in her bath in Paris, in all probability having first suffered a heart attack. Having long desired to be an executive, he formed his own company, Earlmar Productions. He was the … A few weeks later a second stroke hit him while he was negotiating some steps in his living room. Jeff was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus High School. In 1955 he became only the second star to play at the Riviera on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, after pianist/entertainer Liberace was the featured headliner but left after about three weeks to work on a movie. Shortly after completing his role in "Merrill's Marauders" in 1961 (released in 1962), he injured his back while playing baseball with US Army Special Forces soldiers who served as extras in the movie. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. He liked to dress in women’s clothes. During the latter part of the 1950s and into the early 1960s, he became a top leading man. (I'm being a little facetious.) On the night of Thursday, 12 November 1981, he tripped over a rug in his apartment, struck his head on the sharp edge of a bedside table, and bled out – death from exsanguination. OP, we don't know what people here know, with the decay of the DL culture. At the age of 42 he entered hospital for a minor operation to repair a slipped disc. JEFF CHANDLER - STILL JOLTIN' By Ken Hissner. Tony Curtis was a pallbearer at Chandler's funeral. Thanks for your help! How did Jeff die in 13 Reasons Why? × Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Another surgery followed where he received an additional 20 pints of blood and he died of surgical complications at the age of 42. He appeared in episodes of anthology drama series such as "Escape and Academy Award Theater" and became well known for playing the lead in the radio show "Michael Shayne" and bashful biology teacher 'Phillip Boynton' on "Our Miss Brooks." Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. With Jeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores Hart, Marsha Hunt. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. As of this writing (May 29), she is still in a vegetative state with absolutely no possibility of recovery of any kind. For a while, especially during the 1950s, Jeff Hunter was truly the flavour of the month. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Married and divorced to actress Marjorie Hoshelle (1946-1954). Maria was one of very few successful American movie stars to come out of the Dominican Republic – quite possibly the only one, come to think of it. He died from an accident filming Merrills Mauraders. He walked into South Philly's Juniper Gym at age 19, and two amateur fights later he was on his way to becoming a world champion. During the Second World War a 200 lb block of steel severely rearranged his features in 1942, and it took four plastic surgery procedures to make it presentable again. Jeff Chandler (15 Desember 1918 – 17 Junie 1961) was 'n Amerikaanse akteur en vervaardiger. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. He later formed another production company, August, for which he made "The Plunderers" (1960), at Allied Artists. In fact, in August 2012, her death certificate was officially amended from ‘accidental drowning’ to ‘drowning and other undetermined factors’, whatever that is supposed to mean. This uniquely talented singer/actress became yet another statistic to drug abuse, even though the official cause of her death is listed as ‘drowned’. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. In 1974, the 49 year-old actor’s body was discovered at the bottom of his Beverly Hills pool. Chandler appeared fifty times in small parts on “Lux Radio Theater” and starred in “Michael Shayne, Private Eye” and “Our Miss Brooks” as the pleasing teacher Eve Arden’s Miss Brooks moons over. In the first season of 13 Reasons Why , it is revealed that Jeff was killed in a car accident at the corner of Tanglewood and Bay Street. Patrons flocked to see her take on all manner of dangerous wildlife and villains of all nationalities, usually in lush jungle settings. Jeff Chandler would have been 42 years old at the time of death or 96 years old today. He aspired to become an actor but courses for commercial art were cheaper, so he studied art for a year and worked as a layout artist for a mail order catalogue. Their marriage turned out to be a union made in ‘crack’ heaven. ‘Jeff, you’re too big for polka dots’, she told him as she terminated their engagement. Surgeons messed it up and he died from blood poisoning, his children later winning a sizeable malpractice suit against the hospital. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. Year should not be greater than current year. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He worked for two years in stock companies, acting in a performance of "The Trojan Horse." Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. She immediately called 911, but the ambulance initially went to the wrong address. Petite and lovely Natalie (she was barely five feet tall), apparently slipped and fell overboard from the yacht owned by her husband Robert Wagner one evening while it was anchored off Santa Catalina Island. In fact, Chandler's nickname was "big grey" because of his prematurely grey hair. In 1954 he was placed on suspension by Universal for refusing to play the lead in "Six Bridges to Cross." In a seven-and-a-half-hour emergency operation over-and-above the original surgery, he was given 55 pints of blood. Their daily drug abuse began in about 1992, and continued for the next twenty years, eventually costing Houston her life. In 1952 exhibitors voted him the 22nd most popular star in the US and he signed a new contract with Universal Studios. The Chandler was borrowed from Van Johnson’s character in “Easy to Wed” and the Jeff was suggested by friends. Doctors induced a coma in a vain attempt to save her life. Try again later. Thank you. Hy was bekend vir sy rolle in die rolprente Broken Arrow (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), Man in the Shadow (1957), en The Jayhawkers! His death in 1980 was indeed tragic. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Others might say Born Yesterday, which was released in the same year, Picnic (1955), or Network (1976), although I personally disliked both of these. Try again. Sober he was the nicest of men, but drunk he was abominable. Place the pin on the map to plot a location. I just loved him and his movies and it broke my heart when he died at such a young age. Upon being cast in that role, he impressed the studio so much he ended up being signed to Universal for a seven-year contract. The hospital where Jeff Chandler died received such bad publicity that area residents began referring to it negatively as the Jeff Chandler Hospital and they soon changed their name. He spent two years in summer stock before serving in World War II. Failed to remove flower. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Copyright © 2020 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Top 10 Historical Movies About The American West, Top 10 Historical 19th/20th Century Dramas. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. He was due to star in "Operation Petticoat" (1959) but became ill and had to pull out. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. A poor horseman, Kinnear reluctantly did so, but fell, suffering massive internal bleeding that could not be stopped. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. They even smoked crack cocaine in front of their five year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, on a regular basis. His death was deemed malpractice and resulted in a large lawsuit and settlement for his children. After the war, he became a busy radio actor, co-starring as the clueless Professor Boynton on the popular Eve Arden sitcom Our Miss Brooks. Although he was injured in the scene, he carried through with it, not mentioning the hit until later. As his career took a major downturn, he opted to earn some extra money making Italian westerns in Europe. (1959). Bill Holden made only 70 or so movies in a career that spanned more than forty years, but a few of them were very special indeed. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He was 42. Jeff Chandler died in Culver City, California on June 17th 1961. coincidential that william Holden died november 12,1981 , and Natalie wood died Nov 29,1981,both of them ,they both knew Stephanie Powers who work with Robert wagner aka RJ that Stephanie Powers and Jill St john both went to same classes and competion to become movie stars ?Now both women are close to Robert Wagner even spend time together? There are those who would suggest that his death was the result of foul play, but the coroner’s verdict seems conclusive to me. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The great show business scandals of yore and recency seem well-covered and known (William Ince murder, George Reeves, Chaplin's and Flynn's sex-crime issues, Arbuckle, George Kaufman's sexual skills, Mary Astor's diary, Albert Dekker's lipstick-and-drag hanging, David … McGraw was a terrific, gravelly-voiced character actor who graced our screens for more than 30 years in scores of films, many of them of high quality. As a youth I vividly recall him in Kirk Douglas’s Spartacus (1960). Please try again later. Even today there are doubts about what actually happened that night. After high school, he took a drama ... Born: December 15, 1918 Died: June 17, 1961 (age 42) Tragic Hollywood – Accidental Deaths ( Pt 4 ), Tragic Hollywood – Accidental Deaths ( Pt 6 ). He liked to dress in women’s clothes. When did Jeff Chandler die? Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. James Dean met his end in his Porsche Spyder, Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in the street, Nick Adams was found slumped against a wall; apparently the victim of a drug overdose, and Natalie Wood died the way she was fearful of dying all her life – by drowning. For all his he-man persona, Jeff had a secret that eventually caused the end of his long romance with Esther Williams. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. Mausoleum, Hall of Graciousness, crypt 4015, second floor. In 2012 she was found dead in her bathtub, drowned after being incapacitated by a combination of heart disease and cocaine abuse. Jeffrey Chandler, known as Jeff, was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Los Angeles, the son of Philip Chandler and Alberta Williamson Chandler. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Actor, Singer. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. After undergoing surgery for a spinal disc herniation in May 1961, a major artery was damaged and he hemorrhaged. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. We strive to present a reader-friendly digital text version of each story. After a stint on Broadway he won a handful of rather ordinary movie roles before hitting it pretty big on Rawhide. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). His wife and family were awarded 650,000 pounds damages six years later. In 1941 he relocated to Illinois where he formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, touring the Midwest with some success before the US involvement in World War II. Artist. During his career he appeared in almost 50 films. Make sure that the file is a photo. Fleming was within two days of marrying his long-time partner and retiring to Hawaii when he lost his life in the Huallaga River, filming a documentary in Peru. Try again later.

I like being recognized – it's flattering. Esther Williams. Chalk one up for her disgusting parents. Even at just 118 pounds, Philly's Joltin' Jeff Chandler was a giant of a man when it came to God-given talent. Your email address will not be published. His decomposing corpse was not discovered until the 16th. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Bret says she slept with a veritable Who’s Who of Hollywood hunks, including Glenn Ford, John Wayne, Yul Brenner, Jeff Chandler, Dana Andrews, Kirk Douglas and even 17 … At the age of 15, Jeff Chandler stood at 6'4" tall and by age 18 he had a thick head of grey hair giving him an unmistakable presence. Add to your scrapbook. If A New Comment Is Posted:Do Not Send Email Notifications.Send Email Notification ONLY If Someone Replies To My Comment(s).Send Email Notification Whenever A New Comment Is Posted. Both daughters, Jamie (1947-2003) and Dana (1948-2002) died of cancer, as did his mother, maternal aunt, uncle and grandfather. Drag images here or select from your computer for Jeff Chandler memorial. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. It was most likely just coincidence, but no fewer than four of the principle players in the 1955 film Rebel Without A Cause did not die peacefully in their beds. He is best remembered for playing the role of the legendary Native American Apache chief Cochise in "Broken Arrow" (1950), and for being one of Universal International's most popular male stars of the decade, with his sex appeal, prematurely gray hair, and ruggedly handsome tanned features. His skull was fractured in the fall and he never regained consciousness, dying the day after surgery. McGraw slipped in the shower, cried out, and his companion of 13 years, Mildred Black, found him lying on his back in the tub, his arm impaled above the elbow by a shard of glass that had severed the artery. Born Ira Grossel to a Jewish family, his parents separated when he was a child and he was raised by his mother. In 1949 he was the first actor to portray 'Chad Remington' in the radio show "Frontier Town." No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He had a brief concurrent career as a singer and recording artist, wrote music, performed in nightclubs, and released several albums for Liberty Records. Sister of Jamie Tucker. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? GREAT NEWS! Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He had foolishly decided to go swimming with a plaster cast on his broken leg and it had dragged him under. Try again later. We have set your language to But then there is a murder. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Short Biography. By the time it arrived it was too late. based on information from your browser. After attending Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York and his father got him a job as a restaurant cashier. A system error has occurred. He was 42. Although Fleming’s face became well known to fans of the sixties western series Rawhide, in which he starred as trail boss Gil Favor alongside up and coming heart-throb Clint Eastwood, it did not always look like that. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.

“She said she just had to get away and think, but she certainly never mentioned anything like what she has in her book,” Russell recalls. Born in Brooklyn, Jeff Chandler attended that borough's Erasmus High School, the spawning ground of many top stage and film personalities. Unfortunately for Eric, he was playing alongside a future megastar and before long Clint was dominating the show and its ratings. Chandler died at age 42 from blood poisoning after surgery, which was deemed malpractice when his family later sued. He was a great friend of Ronald Reagan. Screen debut in Sword In The Desert (1949). Flynn was also a regular in Disney films, nine in all, five of those starring another Disney regular Kurt Russell. Following his Oscar nominated performance as Cochise in. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. She could barely act, could not sing or dance either, but she was colourful and she had an exotic accent. Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; 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 Oscar nominated. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial.



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