Joan Chandler
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Joan Chandler (born August 24, 1923 in Butler , Pennsylvania as Joan Cheeseman , † May 11, 1979 in New York City ) was an American actress .
life and career
Joan Chandler was born Joan Cheeseman in Pennsylvania, where her family ran a rental car company. She had two sisters. The brunette actress first attracted attention with her film debut in the drama Humoresque alongside Joan Crawford and John Garfield . In 1947 she was a founding member of the famous Actors Studio . Two years later, Chandler was the leading lady in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Cocktail for a Corpse . She embodied the elegant girlfriend of a murder victim with whom her boyfriend's murderers play nasty intrigues. Cocktail for a corpse remained her last film, after which she only had guest appearances in a few television series. She played in five plays on Broadway , but without achieving a breakthrough as an actress. She probably retired from acting around 1962.
Joan Chandler was married twice, first to David McKay and in later years to Dr. Charles C. Hogan. Both marriages ended in divorce. She died of cancer in 1979 at the age of 55.
Filmography
- 1946: Humoresque (Humoresque)
- 1948: Cocktail for a corpse (Rope)
- 1949: The Philco Television Playhouse (TV series, episode)
- 1950: Actor's Studio (TV series, episode)
- 1950: Starlight Theater (TV series, episode)
- 1950/1956: Studio One (TV series, two episodes)
- 1951: Somerset Maugham TV Theater (TV series, two episodes)
- 1951: Celanese Theater (TV series, episode)
- 1951: Suspense (TV series, episode)
- 1951–1952: Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series, three episodes)
- 1951/1962: Armstrong Circle Theater (TV series, two episodes)
- 1952: Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series, two episodes)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Joan Chandler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joan Chandler in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Joan Chandler in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Chandler, Joan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cheeseman, Joan (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Butler , Pennsylvania , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1979 |
Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |