Maisie Maxwell

Australian actress and journalist

Maisie Maxwell

BEM

Born|

Mary Moorhead

(1876-10-08)8 October 1876

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Died| 24 July 1977(1977-07-24) (aged 100)

Jolimont, Victoria, Australia

Other names| May Maxwell
Occupation(s)| Actress, journalist
Years active| 1907–1977

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]

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Maisie Maxwell at the Melbourne Press Club Hall of Fame
* Maxwell, May (Maisie) at The Australian Women's Register

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Australia

People|

* Trove
* Australia
* Australian Women's Register