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Jetta Goudal

JETTA GOUDAL was born in Versailles, France, on July 12th., 1901, and received her early education there. At an early age, she experienced the quite usual conflict with her parents over the question of her stage career, and she was forced to choose between the theatre and her family. She chose the theatre, completing her education in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. After a most successful start on the European stage, she came to America, where she first attracted attention in the Chicago production of "Simon Called Peter." Her screen debut followed immediately in Richard Barthelmess's production, "The Bright Shawl," which at once established her as a capable delineator of exotic roles. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 128 lbs., and has black hair and dark brown eyes.