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  1. Lois Maxwell
    Lois MaxwellCanadian actress
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  2. Early life and education

    Maxwell was born in Kitchener, Ontario, to Ruth Adelaide Wells, a nurse, and William Victor Hooker, a teacher. Maxwell was raised in Toronto and attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. She gained her first job wor… See more

    Career

    Maxwell made her first film appearances in 1946, appearing (uncredited) in the British films A Matter of Life and Death (directed by Powell and Pressburger) and Spring Song. It was at this time that she changed her surname fr… See more

    Later life

    Maxwell's husband died in 1973, having never fully recovered from his heart attack in the 1960s. Maxwell subsequently returned to Canada, settling in Fort Erie, Ontario, where she lived on Oakes Drive. She spent … See more

    Death

    Following surgery for colorectal cancer in 2001, Maxwell moved to Perth, Western Australia, to live with her son Christian's family. She remained there, working on her autobiography, until her death at Fremantle Hospital on … See more

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