Eleanor Robson Belmont

Eleanor Robson Belmont (13 December 1879 – 24 October 1979) was an English actress and prominent public figure in the United States. Bernard Shaw'>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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Eleanor Robson Belmont
Birth dateDecember 13, 1879
Birth nameEleanor Robson
Birth place
England , Lancashire , Wigan
Date of deathOctober 24, 1979
Place of death
Manhattan , United States
Resting place
Newport Rhode Island , United States

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