Joan Chandler

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cheeseman, Chandler was born in Butler, Pennsylvania.

She took piano lessons from her musician mother and began studying ballet when she was 5.

[3] A founding member of The Actors Studio,[4] 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, with whom she had one daughter; then to Dr. Charles C. Hogan.

[5] Chandler died at age 55 of cancer in New York City.