Frank Jay Gould

Frank Jay Gould

Frank Jay Gould (December 4, 1877 – April 1, 1956) was a philanthropist and the son of financier Jay Gould.

Biography

He was born on December 4, 1877 to Jay Gould (1836-1892) and Helen Day Miller (1838-1889). Frank Jay was the owner of a string of French Riviera casinos and hotels, which he leased to a French syndicate. Other Gould properties in France, including his paper mill, chocolate factory and the spa Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, remain under the managership of Frank Jay's parent corporation Holding des Palaces et Casinos.

He invited Charlie Chaplin to Juan-les-Pins and hosted him there. ["My Autobiography" (1964) - Charlie Chaplin, page 355]

Marriages

Around 1902 he married Helen Margaret Kelly and had two children.

They divorced in 1908. The Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, Texas, wrote: "Frank Jay Gould and his wife who was Helen Margaret Kelly have separated and it is said Mrs. Gould has brought action looking for a legal separation. Jealousy on the part of Mr. Gould, due, it is said, to the homage paid Mrs. Gould, who is a beautiful woman, by other men."

Gould's second wife was Edith Kelly, whom he married in 1910. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |quote=Mrs. Edith Kelly Gould, former musical comedy actress, who married Frank Jay Gould in 1910 in Scotland and was divorced by him in Paris on April 27, 1919, but who did not defend ... |url= |title=Divorced Wife Sues Frank Jay Gould. Actions for a Divorce and a Separation Filed Here Simultaneously. Say His Decree is Void. Cruelties Due to Continued Intoxication and Unfaithfulness Are Alleged. |publisher=New York Times |date=April 24, 1920, Saturday |accessdate=2008-04-06 ] Edith was the sister of Hetty Kelly, who was Charlie Chaplin's first true love. [*"My Autobiography" (1964) - Charlie Chaplin, pages 116 and 137] He later married Florence La Caze (1895-1983).

Death

He died on April 1, 1956 in Juan-les-Pins. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Frank Jay Gould Dead on Riviera. Youngest Son of Rail Empire Maker was 78. Built Up Resort of Juan-les-Pins Heir to $10,000,000 N.Y.U. Graduate of 1899. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F16F93F5F157A93C3A9178FD85F428585F9&scp=1&sq=Frank+Jay+Gould&st=p |quote=Frank Jay Gould died today at his apartment at Juanles-Pins on the French Riviera. He was 78 years old. |publisher=Associated Press in New York Times |date=April 1, 1956 |accessdate=2008-04-06 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Died |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,808380,00.html |quote=Frank Jay Gould, 78, youngest son of the late buccaneering railroad tycoon, Jay (Black Friday) Gould, who boosted the $10 million inherited from his father to a reported $100 million; at his villa, Soleil d'Or; in Juan-les-Pins, France. Francophile Gould moved to France in 1913 for a "temporary residence" that lasted for 43 years, made a fortune in race horses and real estate, turned the quiet backwater of Juan-les-Pins into a famed international spa. |work=Time (magazine) |date=April 16, 1956 |accessdate=2008-07-30 ]

References

Further reading

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=FCAyD-VwfekC&pg=RA2-PA320&lpg=RA2-PA320&dq=%22frank+jay+gould%22+hetty+kelly&source=web&ots=-wDoOzNBQS&sig=0pF89-6ImUNzGl2CZ4cxqYKpY7k&hl=en Mention of Edith Kelly]


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