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Elsa Maxwell(1881-1963)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Elsa Maxwell
Elsa Maxwell was born on 24 May 1881 in Keokuk, Iowa, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Hotel for Women (1939), Riding Into Society (1940) and Stage Door Canteen (1943). She died on 1 November 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 24, 1881
DiedNovember 1, 1963(82)
BornMay 24, 1881
DiedNovember 1, 1963(82)
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Known for

Hotel for Women (1939)
Hotel for Women
6.6
  • Mrs. Tilford
  • 1939
Riding Into Society
Short
  • Elsa Maxwell
  • 1940
William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Stage Door Canteen
6.3
  • Elsa Maxwell
  • 1943
Mischa Auer, Brenda Joyce, Elsa Maxwell, and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Public Deb No. 1
6.3
  • Elsa Maxwell
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress

  • Tallulah Bankhead, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Shirley Booth, Mary Martin, Tommy Morton, and Mary Murphy in Main Street to Broadway (1953)
    Main Street to Broadway
    6.0
    • Elsa Maxwell - First Nighter (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Rhapsody in Blue
    7.1
    • Elsa Maxwell (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
    Stage Door Canteen
    6.3
    • Elsa Maxwell
    • 1943
  • Elsa Maxwell in Throwing a Party (1941)
    Throwing a Party
    6.6
    Short
    • Elsa Maxwell
    • 1941
  • The Lady and the Lug (1941)
    The Lady and the Lug
    6.0
    Short
    • Elsa Maxwell
    • 1941
  • Mischa Auer, Brenda Joyce, Elsa Maxwell, and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
    Public Deb No. 1
    6.3
    • Elsa Maxwell
    • 1940
  • Riding Into Society
    Short
    • Elsa Maxwell
    • 1940
  • Hotel for Women (1939)
    Hotel for Women
    6.6
    • Mrs. Tilford
    • 1939

Writer

  • Riding Into Society
    Short
    • story
    • 1940
  • Hotel for Women (1939)
    Hotel for Women
    6.6
    • story
    • 1939

Additional Crew

  • Constance Bennett and Charles Starrett in Our Betters (1933)
    Our Betters
    6.1
    • technical advisor
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 24, 1881
    • Keokuk, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 1963
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Lottie Moore") in "De Luxe" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Louis Bromfield and John Gearon. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed / produced by Chester Erskine. Booth Theatre: 5 Mar 1935-Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Ann Andrews, Alan Bunce, "Peppy" D'Albrew, Pierre De Ramey, Melvyn Douglas (as "Pat Dantry"), Florence Edney (as "Lady Dextries"), Tom Elwell, Clyde Fillmore, Violet Heming, David Hughes, Robert Le Sueur, Claudia Morgan, Blanche Ring (as "Sophie Bashly"), Beverly Sitgreaves, Maurice Sommers, Ivy Troutman, Tabor Von Jany, Cora Witherspoon (as "Fanny Altenus").
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Probably the only gossip columnist who could ever boast of an eponymously-titled movie: [link=tt0031447, otherwise known as "Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women", (in which she also appeared).
  • Quotes
    [describing herself] A short, fat, homely piano player from Keokuk, Iowa, with no money, no background . . . who decided to become a legend, and did just that!
  • Salary
    • Our Betters
      (1933)
      $500 /week

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