Kate Maud Milton (1859–1945) was an English stage and screen actress.

Biography

Maud Milton was born in

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the daughter of a Merchant Marine sea captain and educated at home. She was apprenticed to be a dancing-mistress however she made a career turn and was coached for the stage by actor John Ryder. She made her debut appearance on stage at a theatre called The

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on 15 April 1876. She acted in many of the contemporary plays of the Victorian era as well as Shakespearean classics. She debuted and toured the U.S. in 1882–1883 though she work with

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in 1880 while he was presenting Shakespeare in England. Other actors of note that she worked with were

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, Frank Benson,

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and H. B. Irving. In later years she would appear with

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and

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. A seasoned stage veteran, she first appeared in a motion picture in 1913, a short film customary to the times. For eight years she appeared in a few shorts while still remaining in the theatre. Her final film was '' A Message from Mars'' (1921). She died at

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on the Isle of Wight on 19 November 1945.''American and British Theatrical Biography'', p. 670 c. 1979 by J. P. Wearing.

Filmography

*''The Old Wood Carver'' (1913) *'' Damaged Goods'' (1914) *''Kill or Cure'' (1914)*short *''The Old Flute Player'' (1914)*short *''Janet of the Chorus'' (1915)*short *''The Criminal'' (1915)*short *''The Ruling Power'' (1915)*short *'' A Message from Mars'' (1921)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milton, Maud 1859 births 1945 deaths English stage actresses Actresses from Gravesend, Kent