Gertrude Elliott

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Gertrude Elliott
Gertrude Elliott, from a 1904 publication
Born
May Gertrude Dermott

(1874-12-14)December 14, 1874
Rockland, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1950(1950-12-24) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLady Forbes-Robertson
OccupationActor
Spouse
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
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(m. 1900⁠–⁠1937)​
his death
Children4, including
Maxine (Blossom) Miles, Diana Forbes-Robertson, and Jean Forbes-Robertson
RelativesJoanna Van Gyseghem (granddaughter)

Gertrude Elliott (December 14, 1874 – December 24, 1950), later Lady Forbes-Robertson, was an American stage actress, part of an extended family of theatre professionals including her husband, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, and her elder sister, Maxine Elliott. She was President of the Actresses' Franchise League in the UK.

Early life

May Gertrude Dermott was born in Rockland, Maine.[1]

Career

Gertrude Elliott Forbes-Robertson as Cleopatra

Elliott's career on stage began in 1894, with a role in

Nat C. Goodwin, an actor who soon married Maxine Elliott. Their company went to London in 1899, and the next year Elliott was hired into the company of Johnston Forbes-Robertson; Elliott and Forbes-Robertson married at the end of 1900, and continued to work together predominantly in Shakespearean works for much of their careers.[3]

Away from the stage, Elliott starred with her husband in a silent film version of Hamlet in 1913, directed by their friend

ANZAC troops during the war.[6]

Personal life

Elliott married English actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson in 1900. They had four daughters, including aircraft designer

Maxine (Blossom) Miles, writer Diana Forbes-Robertson, and actress Jean Forbes-Robertson. Johnston was knighted in 1913, making Elliott "Lady Forbes-Robertson" from that time.[7] She was widowed when her husband died in 1937, and Elliott died in 1950, aged 76 years. Her grandchildren include actress Joanna Van Gyseghem.[8]

There is a plaque marking the birthplace of the Elliott sisters in the Trackside Station in Rockland, Maine.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 9780810870475
  2. ISBN 9780521434379
  3. ISBN 9780674627345
  4. ISBN 9781135434021
  5. ISBN 9781472539373
  6. ISBN 9781137402004
  7. ^ Alan Dale, "An American Actress of Title" The Cosmopolitan (January 1914): 262-264.
  8. ISBN 9780719091391
  9. ^ "Maxine Elliott" Maine: An Encyclopedia.

External links

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