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1 2. Jeff Chandler. Tony Curtis was a pallbearer at Chandler's funeral. A liberal Democrat, he was part of the Hollywood contingent that worked for the election of John F. Kennedy as President in 1960. Both daughters, Jamie (1947-2003) and Dana (1948-2002) died of cancer, as did his mother, maternal aunt, uncle and grandfather.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 17. Jeff Chandler, the movie actor, died today in Culver. City Hospital of blood poisoning following spinal surgery. He was 42 years old. Mr. Chandler, who underwent three operations, was. hospitalized May 13 for correction of a slipped spinal disc. Five days later, he experienced severe. abdominal bleeding.
Apr 25, 2023 · Here's Real Reason Why Jeff Chandler Passed Away So Young, 42: His Tragic Ending.Jeff Chandler (1918-1961) was an American actor best known for his work in f...
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Biography. Tough, virile lead with prematurely steel grey, wavy hair and a muscular physique who starred in action films of the late 1940s and 50s, often as American Indians (three times as Cochise), gangsters, cavalrymen and "natives." Not a docile star, Chandler rebelled against Universal's mediocre action projects and was suspended several ...
Died: June 17, 1961 , Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Jeff Chandler (December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s, best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), and for being one of Universal International's most popular male stars of the decade.
Sep 18, 2023 · The friendship between Tom Jeffords and Chief Cochise became the stuff of Old West legend. In 1947, their story was fictionalized in the best-selling novel, Blood Brother, by Elliot Arnold. Source: Wikimedia Commons. In 1950, Arnold’s book was made into a major motion picture, Broken Arrow.
Jun 17, 2012 · The turning point in the struggling actor’s career occurred as a result of a part in an episode of “Rogue’s Gallery” starring Dick Powell. The major star-producer took a liking to the young man and recommended that he audition for Powell’s latest film for Columbia. Chandler won a small role in “Johnny O’Clock” (1947).
