Joan Chandler

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Joan Chandler (24 August 1923 - 11 May 1979), real name Joan Cheeseman, was an actress who starred in a several movies during the 1940s and 50s, most notably Rope (with James Stewart), Night and Day (with Cary Grant) and Humoresque (with Joan Crawford). She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and died prematurely at the age of 55 New York. She guest starred in a few television programmes during the fifties, such as Studio One and Starlight Theatre. Her last acting role was in 1960 in the movie Too Soon to Love with Jack Nicholson. She was married twice, first to David McKay, then to Dr Charles C Hogan; both marriages ended in divorce.

FILMOGRAPHY

Too Soon to Love (1960)

aka Teenage Lovers (UK)

How to Make a Monster (1958)

Dragstrip Riot (1958) ... aka The Reckless Age (UK)

Westinghouse Studio One (2 episodes, 1950-1956) - Song for a Summer Night (1956) TV episode - Spectre of Alexander Wolff (1950) TV episode

"Four Star Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954) - Detective's Holiday (1954) TV episode

"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1952) - The Closed Door (1952) TV episode

"Suspense" (1 episode, 1951) - Mikki (1951) TV episode

"Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1951) - Winterset (1951) TV episode

"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1951) - A Different World (1951) TV episode

"Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1951) - The Romantic Young Lady (1951) TV episode

"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951) - The Silver Cord (1951) TV episode

"Starlight Theatre" (1 episode, 1950) - The Roman Kid (1950) TV episode

"Actor's Studio" (1 episode, 1950) - Sanctuary in Paris (1950) TV episode

"The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1949) - The House of the Seven Gables (1949) TV episode

Rope (1948)

The Street with No Name (1948)

Humoresque (1946)

Night and Day (1946)

PLAYS

My 3 Angels [Original, Play, Comedy] Also Starring: Joan Chandler [Marie Louise Ducotel] Mar 11, 1953 - Jan 2, 1954

The Lady from the Sea [Revival, Play, Drama] Performer: Joan Chandler [Boletta] Aug 7, 1950 - Aug 19, 1950

Where's Charley? [Original, Musical, Comedy] Also Starring: Joan Chandler [Amy Spettigue] - Replacement - Oct 11, 1948 - Sep 9, 1950

The Late George Apley [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Joan Chandler [Eleanor Apley] - opened on Broadway at the Lyceum on 23rd November 1944, and ran for 384 performances.