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Eleanor Robson Belmont Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Dec 13, 1879
  • Died: Oct 24, 1979

Eleanor Robson Belmont was an English actress and prominent public figure in the United States. 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.

A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately. cars

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets. friendship

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more views from John Millington Synge

3 more views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other views from Winston Churchill

74 other views from Winston Churchill