Maisie Maxwell

Maisie Maxwell
BEM
Born
Mary Moorhead

(1876-10-08)8 October 1876
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died24 July 1977(1977-07-24) (aged 100)
Jolimont, Victoria, Australia
Other nameMay Maxwell
OccupationsActress, journalist
Years active1907–1977

Maisie Maxwell BEM (8 October 1876 – 24 July 1977) was an Australian stage actress and journalist born in Bendigo (then known as Sandhurst), Victoria.

Maxwell was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1969 for journalism. May Maxwell Crescent, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.

References

  1. ↑ White, Sally A., "Maxwell, May (Maisie) (1876–1977)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 June 2020
  2. ↑ "Biography – May (Maisie) Maxwell – Labour Australia". labouraustralia.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Miss May Maxwell". It's An Honour. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. P11. 15 May 1987. p. 21. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.