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Elsa Maxwell

American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess (1883–1963)
Person Human Q451096
Elsa Maxwell
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
May 24, 1883
Date of death
November 1, 1963
Place of birth
Keokuk
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
journalist, pianist, writer, socialite, columnist, actor[12]
Field of work
gossip[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Maxwell[17]
Given name
Elsa[18]
Instrument
piano[19]
Place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery[10]
Sexual orientation
lesbianism[15]
Unmarried partner
Dorothy Fellowes-Gordon[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elsa Maxwell ar إلسا ماكسويل el Elsa Maxwell el Ελσα Μαξγουελ el Έλσα Μάξγουελ ja エルザ・マクスウェル ja エルザ・マックスウェル nl Elsa Maxwelll ru Эльза Максвелл zh 艾莎·麥斯威爾
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000063697109
VIAF cluster ID
1543769
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87927844
GND ID
118732196
American Film Institute person ID
47101
American National Biography ID
2000649
BVMC person ID
47341
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16514134m
Carnegie Hall agent ID
23616
DAHR artist ID
105772
DDB person (GND) ID
118732196
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118732196
Show all 40 identifiers +28
Enciclopedia delle donne ID
elsa-maxwell
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Elsa-Maxwell
FAST ID
210214
FemBio ID
19072
Film.ru person ID
elsa-maxwell
Find a Grave memorial ID
686
Freebase ID
/m/0f29_0
Geni profile ID
6000000077077542130
HAND ID
EB04-BCFA-8D9D-2821-7207
Harper's tag
elsa-maxwell
IMDb ID
nm0561696
Internet Broadway Database person ID
51934
Kinobox person ID
1195986
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
404
Munzinger person ID
00000009833
NUKAT ID
n2017020902
National Library of Portugal ID
375742
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp72877
OpenMLOL author ID
367320
Prabook ID
1085022
SBN author ID
RAVV217545
SNAC ARK ID
w6d813qb
SecondHandSongs artist ID
155465
TMDB person ID
1170498
Topic's main category
Category:Elsa Maxwell
WikiTree person ID
Maxwell-11545
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRVfTFWtvrVCDk8KDrMP
Yale LUX ID
person/8368c648-9009-4d6a-a129-11e475a8f44c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, pianist, columnist, socialite
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Maxwell
Field of work 1
gossip
Films written 1
Hotel for Women
Given name 1
Elsa
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Keokuk
Place of burial 1
Ferncliff Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Sexual orientation 1
lesbianism
← Cast member 1
Hotel for Women
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Summary

Elsa Maxwell was born on May 24, 1883[1], in Keokuk[2]. She died on November 1, 1963[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], pianist[6], writer[7], socialite[8], and columnist[9].

FAQs

Where was Elsa Maxwell born?

Elsa Maxwell's place of birth was Keokuk[2].

Where did Elsa Maxwell die?

Elsa Maxwell died in New York City[4].

What did Elsa Maxwell do for work?

Elsa Maxwell worked as a journalist[5], pianist[6], writer[7], socialite[8], and columnist[9].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . nationalpost.com. nationalpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → elsa-maxwell
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: elsa-maxwell, Matched to elsa maxwell (#289926268) in Harper's tag…"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → EB04-BCFA-8D9D-2821-7207
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
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