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Maxine Elliott | |
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 Maxine Elliott, circa 1905, by Burr McIntosh | |
| Born | Jessie Dermott February 5, 1868 Rockland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 1940 (aged 72) Cannes, France |
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| Relatives | Gertrude Elliott (sister) |
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Maxine Elliott (February 5, 1868 – March 5, 1940) also known as Little Jessie, Dettie or by her birth name Jessie Dermott,[1] was an American actress and businesswoman. She managed her own theater and experimented with silent films in the 1910s. Immensely popular, she was rumored to have intimate relationships with highly notable people such as King Edward VII and J.P. Morgan. During World War I, she was active on the cause of the Belgian relief.
- ^ Lovell 2016, Chapter 1.