Eleanor Elise 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.
All Quotes by Eleanor Robson Belmont
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A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately.
—Eleanor Robson Belmont
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Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.
