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Jeff Chandler

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American actor and singer (1918–1961)

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Little Book of Moments Vol. II
  • Letters from the War
  • Little Book of Moments
  • Igniting Passion
  • Introduction to Strength And Conditioning

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-09-28
dancedeep housegarage housegarage musichouse

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
248
Total plays
926

Tags

boogiewoogieflu

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Key facts

Born
Ira Grossel , ( 1918-12-15 ) December 15, 1918, New York City, U.S.
Died
June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17) (aged 42), Culver City, California , U.S.
Resting place
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery , Culver City
Occupations
Actor, producer, singer
Years active
1945–1961
Spouse
Marjorie Hoshelle ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1959 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ira
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
Western
Record label
Liberty Records
Image
Jeff Chandler - 1958.jpg
Number of children
2
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name in native language
Jeff Chandler
date of birth
1918-12-15
date of death
1961-06-17
Commons category
Jeff Chandler
Commons gallery
Jeff Chandler
place of burial
Hillside Memorial Park
start of work period
1947-00-00
different from
Jeff Chandler
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). He also performed as a radio actor and as a singer.

Early life

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