Chloe and Diana lived in a wing of Hartsbourne Manor. In 1932, she built le Château de l'Horizon near Juan-les-Pins. There she entertained guests that included Churchill, Lloyd George and Vincent Sheean. In her old age, the diarist "Chips" Channon described her as "an immense bulk of a woman with dark eyes, probably the most amazing eyes one has ever seen", "lovable, fat, oh so fat, witty and gracious"; he recorded having watched her eat "pat after pat of butter without any bread". Elliott died on March 5, 1940, in Cannes, France, a wealthy woman, at the age of 72. Death and legacy She was interred at Protestant Cemetery in Cannes and became the subject of a biography titled My Aunt Maxine: The Story of Maxine Elliot c.1964, written by her niece, Diana Forbes-Robertson. Filmography See also Mary Pickford Edna Goodrich Bibliography Notes References - Total pages: 916 - Total pages: 306 - Total pages: 448 Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums, and Dorris A. Isaacson. Maine, a Guide "Down East." American guide series. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, 1970. Rockland, Maine's Courier-Gazette, pp. 260–1 (year?) - Total pages: 1152 External links Maxine Elliott photo gallery at NYP Library Digital Collections Maxine Elliott, 1921 passport photo Maxine Elliott, 1901 Pan American Exposition 1868 births 1940 deaths 19th-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses American women in business American expatriate actresses in France American silent film actresses American stage actresses American women in World War I Businesspeople from Maine Actresses from Maine People from Rockland, Maine Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)