Forbes-Robertson, Diana.

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Maxine Elliott was born Jessie Dermot in 1868 in Rockland, Maine. She was an actress who appeared in her first play in 1890 and her last in 1920. She owned and played in the Maxine Elliott Theater, in New York which opened in 1908. She died in 1940.

Diana Forbes Robertson was Maxine Elliott's niece, she was an author, and married Vincent Sheean.

From the description of Maxine Elliot collection 1846-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701358

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Marguerite Yourcenar papers, 1920-1986. Houghton Library
referencedIn Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Ernestine Evans Papers, 1890-1968, [Bulk Dates: 1930-1967]. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Theater collection, 1849-1964. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Forbes-Robertson, Diana. Maxine Elliot collection 1846-1940. Raymond H. Fogler Library
referencedIn Evans, Ernestine, 1889-1967. Ernestine Evans papers, 1930-1965. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Marguerite Yourcenar additional papers, 1842-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Richard Beer-Hofmann correspondence, 1882-1967. Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Beer-Hofmann, Richard, 1866-1945 person
associatedWith Elliott, Maxine, 1868-1940. person
associatedWith Evans, Ernestine, 1889-1967. person
correspondedWith Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 person
correspondedWith Yourcenar, Marguerite. person
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United States
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Theater
Actresses, American
Women's studies
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Active 1940

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