Person: ELLIOTT, Gertrude (1874-1950)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

May Gertrude ELLIOTT

Gender

female

Relevance of this person

actor and subject of lantern slides

Main period of activity

N/A

Other internet resources

see record in Wikipedia or VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)

Relationships to other people

married to FORBES-ROBERTSON, Sir Johnston (1853-1937)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

14 December 1874

born at

Rockland, Maine, U.S.A.

24 December 1950

died at

St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent, England

Slides showing image of this person

slide image -- Laertes: 'For Hamlet and the trifling of his favour'

slide image -- Polonius: 'Yet here Laertes? Abroad, abroad, for shame'

slide image -- Ophelia: ''Tis my memory lock'd'

slide image -- Hamlet: 'If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for a dowry'

Slide set reference

image appears in: Hamlet (story: Newton & Co., 32 slides, 1913-1925)

Notes

Her name at birth was May Gertrude Dermott; 'Elliott' is probably a stage name she adopted early in her theatrical career.

Lucerna ID 6005254

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 12 April 2019

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Person: ELLIOTT, Gertrude (1874-1950)