People Projects Discussions Surnames Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. The couple had one child, Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., who died of a drug overdose in 1981, at 29. Los Angeles Times May 27, 1951: D1. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He supported Ann-Margret in Made in Paris (1966) for MGM, then returned to Europe: The Sultans (1967), To Commit a Murder (1967), Cervantes (1967). English Alligator found in vacant lot in New Jersey. Their only child, a son, Louis Henry George Jourdan, was born October 6, 1951 and died in 1981, aged 29, predeceasing his parents. Date of birth. I was the French clich.. SELZNICK STARS TO DO MOVIES FOR WARNERS Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. His last film role was eight years later in Year of the Comet (1992). Only last year, Mary Tyler Moore's son Richie, 24, accidently shot and killed himself. Weve updated the security on the site. LOS ANGELES -- Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., son of actor Louis Jourdan, took his own life by consuming a bottle of medication that was not prescribed for him, police said Wednesday. Among his very last roles was in the 1986 NBC movie Beverly Hills Madam, starring Faye Dunaway. He was 29 years old. discoveries. Jourdan Jr., 29 . Louis was born in 1951. To use this feature, use a newer browser. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Try again later. He was 29 years old. You'll note that none of the actors was nominated for Academy Awards." 30 (approx.) He debuted on screen in 1939, going on to play cultivated, polished, dashing lead roles in a number of French . Two years ago Carol went public with the story of her drug-addicted daughter, Carrie, 15, who was hooked on cocaine and quaaludes. Between Hollywood movies, Jourdan kept busy in other pursuits. Los Angeles Times June 23, 1947: A2. [9], Jourdan frequently argued with Selznick, who put him on suspension a number of times for refusing roles. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Jekyll' Los Angeles Times October 15, 1959: C12. This browser does not support getting your location. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2963/louis-henry-jourdan. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? After appearing in Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), Jourdan made his Broadway dbut in the lead role in the Billy Rose stage adaptation of Andr Gide's novel, The Immoralist. Louis Jourdan's net worth, height, age, weight, affair, relationship, family, movie update, and more are highlighted below. There was an error deleting this problem. Anyone can read what you share. He trained as an actor with Ren Simon at the cole Dramatique. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. [2] He was educated in France, Turkey, and the UK, and studied acting at the cole Dramatique. "It's a terrific change of pace for me," he said. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Failed to delete memorial. After all, whatever an actor is doing, he's a salesman, so why not commercials? [4] "I was given work to do and I did it", said Jourdan later of his time in the resistance. Partners of Louis Jourdan Jr. Trivia. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Disorder (1962) was an Italian-French comedy, Mathias Sandorf (1963) was based on a novel by Jules Verne. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. I never see my movies, he told PEOPLE in 1985. His son Louis Henry Jourdan died in 1981 at 30 of a drug overdose. Police ruled the death an apparent suicide. His roles included an artist in No Minor Vices, a pleasant wastrel in The Happy Time, Jennifer Jones' lover in Madame Bovary, a romantic prince in Three Coins in the Fountain, Grace Kelly's suitor in The Swan, and a staid judge in Can-Can. Henry's name at birth was "Louis Henry George Gendre." His father, a few years later, legally changed the last name to Jourdan. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Failed to remove flower. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. At first, Jourdan protested that he couldn't sing and wasn't right for the role as the Parisian seeking young Gigi (Leslie Caron) as a mistress. photo. He was the second Dracula actor to pass away in 2015, before Sir Christopher Lee. We have set your language to Lerner and Loewe persisted, and they gave him the title song, which required little vocalizing. Mr. Jourdan was listed as a possible suicide by the Los Angeles County Coroners Office, which plans to perform an autopsy." They're less important to me than plays. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. SELZNICK IS NAMED IN $2,175,000 SUIT By THOMAS M. PRYOR New York Times July 22, 1948: 26. He decided to buy out his contract with Selznick for $50,000.[19]. Louis Jourdan Jr. Family. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Resend Activation Email. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Drug Overdose. Louis Jourdan to Guest on Colombo Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. [10], Selznick announced Jourdan and Alida Valli for Rupert of Hentzau but the film was not made. 0 cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Feb 21, 1949: 18. Louis, Henry Jourdan was born on month day 1951, at birth place, California, to Louis, Robert Gendre and Berthe Gendre. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Age. After the war, Jourdan resumed his movie career in France, and a talent agent recommended him to Selznick. Dd: 12 Maj 1981 (lder 29) . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. This account has been disabled. Try again later. Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., only child of the actor Louis Jourdan, was found dead yesterday by his parents, his death apparently the result of a drug overdose. He was born in June 19, 1921, in Marseille, France. Jourdan didn't consider Gigi his best achievement. Gregory Peck's son, Johathan, 30, shot himself to death. FRENCH FILM STAR SIGNED BY SELZNICK New York Times March 5, 1946: 21. Have you taken a DNA test? Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Louis Henry Jourdan (1951-1981) Louis Jourdan (Louis Robert Gendre, June 19, 1921 - February 14, 2015) was a French retired actor. based on information from your browser. Failed to remove flower. Boston Globe 11 Jan 1983: 1. Ten years later, the man is filled with self-loathing and fake ironies. Search above to list available cemeteries. He was survived by a nephew and a niece. He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC . 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He was in a comedy, The Happy Time (1952). TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. He said at the time he earned most of his money over the past ten years doing commercials: I take them so seriously that I participate in the original concept and the actual writing. [28] Louis Henry Jourdan died of a narcotics overdose at the age of 29 on 12 May 1981;[29] his body was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Mr. Jourdan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was an American musician, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Learn more about merges. Oops, something didn't work. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. We have set your language to They turn to drugs and liquor when they are unable to deal with the rejection and unfavorable comparison with their parents. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. His wife, Berthe Frederique "Quique" Jourdan, to whom he was married for more than six decades, died last year. Drag images here or select from your computer for Louis Henry Jourdan Jr. memorial. Thanks for your help! Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Louis Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France, to Yvonne (ne Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner. Learn more about managing a memorial . He was the son of Louis Gendre and Berthe Frdrique. Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Michigan came to the rescue of a sheep that wandered out onto a frozen lake and partially fell through the ice. Louis Jourdan, Jr. committed suicide by drug overdose, at age 29, in. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Failed to report flower. photo. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Tim Bergling-Avicii ( 8 September 1989 - 20 April 2018) Jourdan was going to follow it in a remake of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in England for Terence Fisher. [6], His first American film was The Paradine Case (1947) starring Gregory Peck. I was the French cliche." Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Mr. Jourdan was listed as a possible suicide by the Los Angeles County Coroners Office, which plans to perform an autopsy. . Cause of death. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Clip of Interview of Louis Jourdan with home movies of his wife, Quique, and son, Louis. Dan Dailey III was 27 when he took his own life with a pistol. When the Gestapo arrested his father, Jourdan and his brothers joined the underground Resistance. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Louis Henry, then 29, slumped across an . [4] [5]According to his obituary, which appeared in the New York Times, he had drug-use problems, including a conviction for possessing marijuana when he was 18. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Son Louis Henry Jourdan died of a drug overdose in 1981. Jourdan died in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 93. Please reset your password. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. After 1953, he appeared in international productions and, in 1958, appeared in Gigi (1958), his best-known film by American audiences. He never made another film for Selznick, who profited from lending the French actor to other studios. Louis Henry Jourdan, Jr., 1951 - 1981. His striking good looks helped get him acting jobs, including his first movie, Le Corsaire, with Charles Boyer in 1938. Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in New Jersey said they are investigating the origins of an unusual non-native animal picked up in Monmouth County: an alligator. JOURDAN LIVING DOWN CHARMER IMAGE Glover, William. [citation needed]. Stars' kids are mobile and, having seen life in the fast lane at close range, they seek to adopt the standards and values of their parents. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Jourdan Jr., 29 . For example, in his father's IMDb biography: "The police labeled it a suicide, even though it may have been an accidental overdose."[8]. (Reporting and writing by Bill Trott in Washington, additional reporting by Fiona Ortiz in Chicago; Editing by Nick . "[6], An obituary that appeared by UPI provides more details about the death and the parents' reaction, which can be found here. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Try again later. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Louis Henry Jourdan Jr. Fdelse: 6 Okt 1951. 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HOLLYWOOD -- Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., found dead Tuesday of an apparent drug overdose at 29, is the latest victim in the long, tragic history of Hollywood's children. A brother, Pierre Jourdan, who was an actor and a theater director in France, died in 2007. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Louis Jourdan (2963)? Please enter your email and password to sign in. He trained as an actor with Ren Simon at the cole Dramatique. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. To Die in Paris (1968) was a US TV movie and A Flea in Her Ear (1968) a Hollywood financed farce. LOS louis jones jr. wife ANGELES -- Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., son of actor Louis Jourdan, took his own life by consuming a bottle of medication that was not prescribed for him, police said Wednesday. John Houseman, the film's producer, "felt he lacked sex appeal, but that shortcoming serves very well as his defect of memory," a significant element of the film's plot. Police listed the death of Jourdan, only child of the famous international movie star, as a possible suicide. His net worth is Under review in 2021. Resend Activation Email. He was announced for the romantic male lead in the Fox remake of Les Miserables[20] but ended up not appearing in the film. Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., only child of the actor Louis Jourdan, was found dead yesterday by his parents, his death apparently the result of a drug overdose. This film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Verify and try again. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Louis Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France, to Yvonne (ne Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner. He was in The Heart of a Nation (1943) with Raimu; La Vie de Bohme (1945). A system error has occurred. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Louis Jourdan at 007 Wiki . cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. His film debut took place in France, in 1939s Le Corsaire, and he continued to act in movies during the war. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Harry Anderson . Jourdan later played Anton Arcane in the movie Swamp Thing (1982) and in its sequel The Return of Swamp Thing (1989). The younger Stefan was boyish, eager and open. He learned English from tourists (The music of the language was always around, he told the magazine), studied drama in Paris and played a number of roles in French films until the war interrupted. Jourdan remained unsentimental about his movies, claiming in 1985 that he never watched them: "When they're on television, I click them away. Louis Armstrong, the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He and Claude Dauphin costarred as detectives in a 1955 television series, Paris Precinct," which was seen in France and the U.S. He was 29 years old. If so, login to add it. Louis passed away on month day 1981, at age 29 at death place, California. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. He was 93. Louis Henry Jourdan Jr., only child of the actor Louis Jourdan, was found dead yesterday by his parents, his death apparently the result of a drug overdose.

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