Maxine Elliott(1868-1940)
- Actress
Quit acting career during World War I, to outfit & staff a barge as a
floating hospital, to nurse wounded soldiers in France. Boyfriends as a
young actress included Baseball Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward &
heavyweight champ/actor Gentleman
James J. Corbett. Elliott was named as
co-respondent in Ward's divorce from famed actress Helen Dauvray. For
her beauty & unusual violet eyes, Maxine Elliott has been compared to
Elizabeth Taylor. For many years, there was a Maxine Elliott Theatre on
Broadway.
She met husband Nat C. Goodwin, the leading comic actor of his era, en route to Australia in 1896. Goodwin was a dedicated baseball fan/gambler, and the stage idol of George M. Cohan.
She met husband Nat C. Goodwin, the leading comic actor of his era, en route to Australia in 1896. Goodwin was a dedicated baseball fan/gambler, and the stage idol of George M. Cohan.
