caption resting_place death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
belmont in 1916 island cemetery newport , rhode island , usa 24 october 1979 new york city , new york , usa wigan , lancashire , england 13 december 1879 august belmont , jr. 1910 1924 file : eleanor robson belmont in 1916.jpg eleanor robson belmont
 eleanor robson stage actress
eleanor robson belmont

eleanor robson belmont -lrb- 13 december 1879 -- 24 october 1979 -rrb- 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 .
