Maxine Elliott Hicks (October 5, 1904 – January 10, 2000) was an American actress.
Life and career
Maxine Elliott Hicks was born in
Denver
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,
Colorado
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to George W. and Margaret Hicks. She began acting on the stage from the age of 5. As Maxine Hicks, she was a starlet of the
silent film
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era, with over 200 credited and uncredited roles between 1914 and 1937. Her most famous roles were as Felice, the daughter of
Ethel Barrymore's character in the 1917 version of ''
The Eternal Mother'', and the
nemesis Susie May Squoggs in ''
The Poor Little Rich Girl
''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' is a 1917 American comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur. Adapted by Frances Marion from the 1913 play by Eleanor Gates. The Broadway play actually starred future screen actress Viola Dana. The film star ...
''.
Hicks successfully made the transition from silents into talking pictures but left acting in 1937 when she and her mother got into a dispute with
Jack Warner, the head of
Warner Bros.
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studio. After a decades-long hiatus, she returned to acting in her 70s as Maxine Elliott, playing character parts in television shows such as ''
All in the Family
''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...
'' and had a recurring role in ''
Just the Ten of Us
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''. She also appeared in commercials and movies, including ''
Defending Your Life
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''.
Hicks was married to Frank Dodge from 1938 to 1948.
Death
Hicks died at the age of 95 on January 10, 2000, in
San Clemente, California. She was survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Filmography
Films
Television
Short films
References
External links
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1904 births
2000 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American stage actresses
Actresses from Denver
American child actresses
Actresses from New York City
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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