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Auction History Result 3c618 MAXINE ELLIOT 7x9.5 still '13 full-length portrait of the actress wearing cool costume! Date Sold 8/16/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 7" x 9 1/2" [18 x 24 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Maxine Elliott (born Jessie McDermott) was a stage and screen actress who lived from 1868 to 1940. She was more famous for her off-screen exploits than for her actual acting! It is hard to separate the truth from the rumor, but we found references to her having an affair with J.P. Morgan around 1908 (when he was 70, and after she divorced her second husband), and that he might have financed her in at least one stage play (she first appeared on the stage in 1890 at the age of 22). In 1908, she opened her own Broadway theater, called "The Maxine Elliott", which was the only theater in the U.S. owned and operated by a woman. She had a "thing" for famous athletes! She had an affair with a Baseball Hall of Famer named John Montgomery Ward (and was named in his divorce) and she also had an affair with boxing champ James J. Corbett. In 1913, she dated tennis star Anthony Wilding, when she was 45, and he was in his 20s! She moved to Belgium during World War I, where Wilding was serving in the military, and she raised money for Belgian relief, and she intended to marry Wilding, but he was killed in action in 1915. One of her husbands was Nat Goodwin, a leading comic stage actor, whom she met on a cruise to Australia. She had dark hair and an unusual violet eyes, and has been compared to the similar Elizabeth Taylor (both in appearance and in number of men in her life). She only made three feature movie appearances in the 1910s, and her last stage appearance was in 1920 at the age of 52. Some reviewers claim that she was a great actress, and others said it was only her great beauty that made her successful. If anyone knows more about this her, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7" x 9 1/2" [18 x 24 cm]. Condition: good. The still was neatly trimmed around the edges and is somewhat fragile. There is tiny paper loss in the bottom corners and some faint creases scattered throughout. Learn More about condition grades 
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