Joan Chandler (born Joan Imel Cheeseman; August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979) was an American actress who notably starred in Rope (1948) with James Stewart and Humoresque (1946) with Joan Crawford.
The second of three daughters to William Carl and Imel Geraldine Cheeseman (née Beach), Chandler was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. She took piano lessons from her musician mother and began studying ballet when she was 5. She attended Butler High School and the School of Arts at Bennington College. She also studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York. Before she became a professional actress, she toured with a ballet company.
A founding member of The Actors Studio, Chandler appeared in three feature films, five Broadway plays, and about 12 television programs, such as Studio One and Starlight Theatre. She was married twice: first to David McKay, with whom she had one daughter; then to Dr. Charles C. Hogan. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Chandler died at age 55 of cancer in New York City.
Filmography
Humoresque (1946) - Gina Romney Rope (1948) - Janet Walker Dragstrip Riot (1958) - Lisa
Television
The Philco Television Playhouse (1 episode, 1949) - "The House of the Seven Gables" (1949) TV episode Actors Studio (1 episode, 1950) - Sanctuary in Paris (1950) TV episode Starlight Theatre (1 episode, 1950) - The Roman Kid (1950) TV episode Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1 episode, 1951) - Hester - The Silver Cord (1951) TV episode Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1 episode, 1951) - The Romantic Young Lady (1951) TV episode Armstrong Circle Theatre (1 episode, 1951) - A Different World (1951) TV episode Celanese Theatre (1 episode, 1951) - Miriamne - "Winterset" (1951) TV episode Suspense (1 episode, 1951) - Mikki (1951) TV episode Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1952) - The Closed Door (1952) TV episode Four Star Playhouse (1 episode, 1954) - Detective's Holiday (1954) TV episode Westinghouse Studio One (2 episodes, 1950–1956) - Song for a Summer Night (1956) TV episode - Spectre of Alexander Wolff (1950) TV episode
Plays
The Disenchanted (Breit-Schulberg) Performer: Joan Chandler (Jere Halliday) - Replacement - Coronet Theatre - December 3, 1958 to May 16, 1959 The Tempest (William Shakespeare) Starring: Joan Chandler (Miranda) - American Shakespeare Festival - August 1, 1955 to September 3, 1955 My Three Angels (Samuel and Bella Spewack) Starring: Joan Chandler (Marie Louise Ducotel) - Morosco Theatre - March 11, 1953 to January 2, 1954 The Lady From the Sea (Ibsen) Performer: Joan Chandler (Boletta) - Fulton Theatre - August 7, 1950 to August 19, 1950 Where's Charley? (Loesser-Abbott) Starring: Joan Chandler (Amy Spettigue) - Replacement - musical based on Charley's Aunt - St. James Theatre - October 11, 1948 to September 9, 1950 The Late George Apley Performer: Joan Chandler (Eleanor Apley) - based on the novel by J. P. Marquand - opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on November 23, 1944, and ran for 384 performances
References
External links
Joan Chandler papers, 1923-1959, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts