Eleanor Robson Belmont

Eleanor Robson Belmont
Belmont in 1916
Born
Eleanor Elise Robson

(1879-12-13)13 December 1879
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died24 October 1979(1979-10-24) (aged 99)
Resting placeIsland Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
OccupationStage actress
Spouse
(m. 1910; died 1924)
Parent(s)Charles Robson
Madge Carr Cook

Eleanor Elise Robson Belmont (13 December 1879 – 24 October 1979) was an English actress and prominent public figure in the United States.[1] George Bernard Shaw wrote Major Barbara for her, but contractual problems prevented her from playing the role. Mrs. Belmont was involved in the Metropolitan Opera Association as the first woman on the board of directors, and she founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild.

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