Jean Acker was born in 1893 on a farm in Trenton, NJ, and was named Harriet. Her father was part Cherokee and her mother was Irish, and they had separated when she was young. Jean attended school at St. Mary's Seminary in Springfield, NJ. Her acting career began in vaudeville and stock-company drama before she moved in front of the cameras. In 1919...
October 23, 1893, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died
August 16, 1978, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Height
5' 2½" (1.59 m)
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Rudolph Valentino (m. 1919–1923)
Parents
Joseph Ackers
Star Sign
Scorpio
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[on her second encounter with Rudolph Valentino at a party] The first question he asked was, "Do you care to dance?" I decided to sit it out with him under a California moon.
2
[on why she believed Rudolph Valentino married her] I honestly believe that Rudolph would have married any woman with an automobile.
3
[asked why she married Rudolph Valentino] It was simply a case of California, the glamor of the Southern California moonlight and the fascinating lovemaking of the man.
4
[in 1913] I'd rather jump from a moving train or ride a motorcycle 50 miles an hour or take a ride in an aeroplane than eat.
She was said to be engaged to a marquis from Madrid, Spain in 1923.
3
She was an expert horsewoman who once portrayed a jockey on-screen.
4
She visited Rudolph Valentino on his death bed and brought him a ruffled white linen bedspread that she had embroidered herself, and a pillow cover with "Rudy" embroidered in each corner.
5
In 1923, she toured in vaudeville with a sketch called "How She Won the Sheik," exploiting her connection to Rudolph Valentino even though they were divorced.
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