Beatrice Maude (July 22, 1892 – October 14, 1984) was an American actress and theatrical director.

Early life

Beatrice Maude was born in California. Her mother and grandmother were both actresses; her mother

Maud Madison Maud Madison (November 19, 1870 – October 4, 1953) was an American actress and dancer. Early life Maud Madison was born in San Francisco, California. She was the daughter of actress and suffragist Julie Reinhardt (1844–1924). She completed ...

was also a dancer.

Career

Broadway appearances by Beatrice Maude included roles in ''The Happy Ending'' (1916), ''Seventeen'' (1918), ''Jonathan Makes a Wish'' (1918), ''A Night in Avignon'' (1919), ''George Washington'' (1920), in which she played

Betsy Ross Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom;Addie Guthrie Weaver, ''"The Story of Our Flag..."'', 2nd Edition, A. G. Weaver, publ., 1898, p. 73 January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn an ...

, ''The Married Woman'' (1921-1922), '' The World We Live In'' (1922-1923), in which she played a butterfly, ''Try It With Alice'' (1924), ''The Buccaneer'' (1925), ''Tragic 18'' (1926), ''The Light of Asia'' (1928), ''

Mourning Becomes Electra ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Baker ...

'' (1932), ''The Show Off'' (1932), and ''Dodsworth'' (1934-1935). She also played both

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in ...

and

Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist R ...

Walter Hampden Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn – June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles), known professionally as Walter Hampden, was an American actor and theatre manager. He was a major stage star on Broadway in New York who also made numerous ...

's repertory company in 1920. In 1928, Maude ran a summer stock company in

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 ...

, and hired actor Robert Montgomery. In 1932 and 1933, she was executive director of the Robin Hood Theatre in

Arden, Delaware Arden, officially the Village of Arden, is a village and art colony in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, founded in 1900 as a radical Georgist single-tax community by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price. The village occup ...

. She was co-manager of the Cape May Playhouse in 1935. Maude acted in films, including ''

The Final Judgment ''The Final Judgment'' is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures. Actor Edwin Carewe directed. It stars Ethel Barrymore in her second silent film and first as a player for then new Metro Pi ...

'' (1915, silent), ''Dodsworth'' (1936), ''

Arkansas Judge '' Arkansas Judge '' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Spring Byington, and Veda Ann Borg. Premise Tom Martel, a judge's son, returns to town out West after finishing law school. He becomes in ...

'' (1941), '' Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' (1941), ''Born to Kill'' (1947), ''Lawless Code'' (1949), ''

Slaves of Babylon ''Slaves of Babylon'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Richard Conte and Linda Christian William Castle called it a "low budget extravaganza". Plot In 586 BC the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by the a ...

'' (1953), ''Women's Prison'' (1955), and ''

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in Superscope and in the film ...

'' (1956). On television, she played small roles on ''

Your Favorite Story ''Your Favorite Story'' is a syndicated TV anthology series that was broadcast in the United States from 1953 to 1955. The program was also known as ''My Favorite Story''. It was premiered in December 1954 with the title ''Your Favorite Playhouse'' ...

'' (1954), ''

I Married Joan ''I Married Joan'' is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955. It starred actress Joan Davis as the manic, scatterbrained wife of a mild-mannered community judge (Jim Backus). Synopsis The show, whose syndicated open ...

'' (1955), and ''

I Led 3 Lives ''I Led 3 Lives'' (also known as ''I Led Three Lives'') is an American drama series syndicated by Ziv Television Programs from October 1, 1953, to January 1, 1956. The series stars Richard Carlson. The show was a companion piece of sorts to th ...

'' (1955).

Personal life

Maude died in Los Angeles in 1984, aged 92 years. Her mother's papers including letters to Beatrice, are archived in the

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...

's Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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