Although Dutch-born silent screen femme fatale Jetta Goudal in the 1960s, she suffered a serious fall in 1973 which left her an invalid. She died in 1985 and was interred in a private room at the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of the Angels, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Her devoted husband was interred next to her upon his death in 1993.
Her 1927 lawsuit against Cecil B. DeMille set a precedent in establishing a stars rights. She did remain friendly with DeMille even after her victory. In later years she became active in Actors Equitys fight for the unionization of film actors. She became known as the "Joan of Arc of Equity."
Daughter of Mozes Goudeket (1860-1942), a wealthy, orthodox Jewish diamond cutter in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam, and Geertruida Warradijn (1866-1920).
Jettas unusual given name is likely a simplified spelling of her childhood nickname of Jetje. It is pronounced ZHET-eh with the ZH pronounced like the "s" in the word pleasure.
Although she was born in Holland, during her lifetime it was frequently claimed incorrectly that she was French or French-Canadian.
I am a stubborn girl. In another life I would have been a donkey. I can,be driven just so far.
Dolores Costello in the end played Manon and became Mrs. John,Barrymore. Such is fate! I might never have become Mrs. Grieve,although I doubt I ever would have become Mrs. Barrymore.
[on her alleged temperamentality] I came here as a foreigner: I had not,been married or divorced: there was no scandal attached to my name.
They had to say something about me, so the publicity departments wrote,stories of their own fantasy and called me temperamental and hard to,handle. They ended up believing their own creations.
I love comedy, but I do not play slapstick.
I never, NEVER walked off the set of "The Volga Boatman" or of any other,film in which I was cast. .
