Janet Chandler (December 31, 1911 – March 16, 1994) was a model and actress in American films. She had starring roles in several films of the 1930s. She was born Lillian Guenther in

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combin ...

. She began her film career as a child actress.

Biography

Born Lillian Elizabeth Guenther in

to Albert John and Janet Elizabeth (Williams) Guenther, Chandler was a

leading lady A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...

in the films '' The Golden West'' and ''

Cowboy Holiday ''Cowboy Holiday'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill, produced by Max Alexander and Arthur Alexander for Beacon Productions and starring Guinn "Big Boy" Williams and Richard Alexander. Plot Buck Sawyer's friend, S ...

''. After her family moved to

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, young Lillian attended girls schools (Harter, Orton). Chandler married twice and had three daughters. On October 21, 1935, she married George Edward Barrett, a New York investment broker. They divorced in 1947. She married, secondly, to playwright

Joseph Kramm Joseph A. Kramm (September 30, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was an American playwright, actor, and director. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded fo ...

in 1956. That union also ended in divorce. Chandler died at

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on March 19, 1994, aged 82, of heart failure and was interred in Bellwood Cemetery in her native

Selected filmography

*''

The Three Musketeers (1921 film) ''The Three Musketeers'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by Fred Niblo and stars Douglas Fairbanks as d'Artagnan. The film originally had scenes filmed in ...

'' (uncredited) *''

Inez from Hollywood ''Inez from Hollywood'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. It was produced by Sam E. Rork with distribution through First National Pictures. The film is based on the short story ''The Worst Woman in Hollywood'' by ...

'' (1924) as Ruth Sullivan - Child (not billed) *'' The Golden West'' (1932) *''

'' (1934) as Ruth Hopkins *''

Cyclone of the Saddle ''Cyclone of the Saddle'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Rex Lease, Janet Chandler, Bobby Nelson, and Yakima Canutt. Cast * Rex Lease as Andy Thomas * Janet Chandler as Sue * Bobby Nelson as Dick * Yakima C ...

'' (1935) as Sue *''

The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

'' (1935) *'' Now or Never'' (1935) * '' Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) *''

Rough Riding Ranger ''Rough Riding Ranger'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Elmer Clifton. Plot Cast * Rex Lease as Ranger Corporal Daniels / Tombstone Kid * Bobby Nelson as Bobby Francis * Janet Chandler as Dorothy White * Yakima ...

'' (1935) as Dorothy White *'' Now or Never'' (1935) as Audrey Ferry *''

'' (1935) as Sue *'' Show Girls'' *''

The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

'' (1935) as Mary Wilson

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