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Nov 23, 2021 · Jeff Chandler was an American actor, film producer, and singer, best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow , for which he was nominated for an Oscar. He was one of Universal...
His death from blood poisoning following surgery was deemed malpractice and resulted in a large lawsuit and settlement for his children. 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."
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.
