Jeff Chandler-Radio
Jeff Chandler - Radio Jeff Chandler was born as Ira Grossel in Brooklyn, New York, on December 15, 1918. Before finding success as Cochise, the feared Apache Chief in the 20th Century-Fox production, Broken Arrow (1950), Jeff Chandler (under the name "Ira Grossel" and, later, as "Jeff Chandler") had a thriving freelance career as a radio actor. In the 15-minute weekly radio show That's a Good Idea, Jeff played as many as eight parts in one show, receiving excellent training in versatility. With an adaptable voice and a knack for mimicry, he could do all kinds of voices, among them, Clark Gable, James Stewart, and James Cagney. Jeff flourished on radio with work on air shows such as The Man Called X, Rogue's Gallery, The Private Practice of Dr. Dana and Our Miss Brooks. As his work on radio increased, he benefited from the close proximity of the theaters, the studios and his agent's office that made up Hollywood's "Radio City." Located on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, NBC Radio was a 15-minute run west on Sunset from CBS Radio; ABC Radio sat across from NBC and a block south from the Vine Street Theatre, where Jeff often performed in The Lux Radio Theatre. Radio shows that Jeff performed on: American Broadcasting Co., Inc. (ABC) 6285 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (CBS) 6121 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, California Don Lee Broadcasting System (Mutual) 1313 North Vine Street Hollywood, California National Broadcasting Co., Inc. (NBC) Sunset & Vine Hollywood, California Syndicated Radio Programs and the Armed Forces Radio Services (AFRS). © Copyright by Jeff Wells. All Rights Reserved. All text, files and articles as well as images and pictures (unless otherwise noted) on this website are copyrighted and are strictly prohibited to be used for any purpose without prior express written authorization from the author.
National Broadcasting Co., Inc. (NBC Radio), Sunset & Vine, Hollywood, California.
Don Lee Broadcasting System (Mutual), 1313 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California.
NBC Radio (to the right of Vine Street); ABC Radio (to the left and just north of Sunset Boulevard and Vine), Hollywood, California.
Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (CBS Radio), 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California.