[2] Prior to settling in Gervais and starting a family, Jeanette had resided in Portland's Multnomah Hotel.

A talking-movie version also called The Man Who Played God appeared in 1932, starring George Arliss (who was also in the 1922 silent film) and Bette Davis, a role she credited as her big "break" in Hollywood.

[6][7] Goodman had tremendous success with his 1915 play Treasure Island; a work which brought him both "fame and fortune".

[8] Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel of the same name, the play was staged on Broadway at the Punch and Judy Theatre.

[15] Goodman died of pneumonia in Peekskill, New York, where he had resided for forty years, on July 10, 1962.