Joan Chandler

Joan Chandler
from the trailer for the film Rope (1948)
Born	Joan Cheeseman August 24, 1923 Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	May 11, 1979 (aged 55) New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Film, stage, television actress
Years active	1944–1960
Spouse(s)	David McKay Dr. Charles C. Hogan

Joan Chandler (born Joan 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.

She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania,^[1] and died at the age of 55 of cancer in New York City. A founding member of The Actors Studio,^[2] Chandler appeared in several 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,^[1] then to Dr. Charles C. Hogan.

Filmography

• Humoresque (1946)
• Rope (1948)

Television

• 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

• Actors Studio (1 episode, 1950)

- Sanctuary in Paris (1950) TV episode

• Philco Television Playhouse (1 episode, 1949)

- "The House of the Seven Gables" (1949) 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

1. "Butler actress makes debut in 'Humoresque'". The Pittsburgh Press. 1 December 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
2. Garfield, David (1980). "Birth of The Actors Studio: 1947-1950". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 52. ISBN 0-02-542650-8. Also [in Lewis' class were] Henry Barnard, Jay Barney, John Becher, Philip Bourneuf, Joan Chandler, Peter Cookson, Stephen Elliott, Robert Emhardt, Joy Geffen, William Hansen, Will Hare, Jane Hoffman, George Keane, Don Keefer, George Matthews, Peggy Meredith, Ty Perry, Margaret Phillips, David Pressman, William Prince, Elliot Reid, Frances Reid, Kurt Richards, Elizabeth Ross, Thelma Schnee, Joshua Shelley, Fed Stewart, John Straub, Michael Strong, John Sylvester, Julie Warren, Mary Welch, Lois Wheeler, and William Woodson.

External links

• Joan Chandler at the Internet Movie Database
• Joan Chandler at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• Joan Chandler papers, 1923-1959, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts