Maxine Elliott Hicks (October 5, 1904 – January 10, 2000) was an American actress.

Life and career

Maxine Elliott Hicks was born on October 5, 1904, in

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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

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era, with over 200 credited and uncredited roles between 1914 and 1937. Hicks's film debut was in '' The Crimson Dove'' (1917), although one source reported that she was an extra in a 1914 film. She appeared as Felice, the daughter of

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's character in the 1917 version of '' The Eternal Mother'', and the

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Susie May Squoggs in ''

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''. 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

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studio. After a decades-long hiatus, she returned to acting in 1976 as Maxine Elliott, playing character parts in television shows such as ''

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'' and had a recurring role in '' Just the Ten of Us''. She also appeared in commercials and movies, including '' Defending Your Life''. Hicks was married to Frank Dodge from 1938 to 1948.

Death

Hicks died at the age of 95 on January 10, 2000, in

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. She was survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her ashes are at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.

Filmography

Films

Television

Short films

References

External links

* * * 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) {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub