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 namesMay Maxwell
Occupation(s)Actress, journalist
Years active1907–1977

Maisie Maxwell BEM (8 October 1876[1][2] – 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.[3] May Maxwell Crescent, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.[4]

  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.