Maude Adams (real name Maude Ewing Kiskadden) was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She performed on stage from the age of an infant until her retirement from the stage at age 60. Maude Adams starred in over twenty-five plays on Broadway between 1888 and 1916. Her most famous role was "Peter" in J.M Barrie's "Peter Pan" in 1905. Her final appearances on stage were in summer stock theater in 1931, and 1935. Unlike other actors of her day, Maude Adams did not make the move to the silent screen and her only appearance on film is a screen test she made in 1938 for Hollywood director, David O. Selznick. After her stage career, Maude Adams patented several stage lighting devices and taught drama in the 1930's and 1940's at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Maude Adams passed away on July 17, 1953 at Tannersville, New York

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