Maude Adams (1872 - 1953) colorized by Alex Y. Lim

Not to be confused with a more recent Swedish-American actress Maude Adams who was known as a James Bond in the 1970 Octopussy.  The first Maude Adams. was an American actress who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up..  Her personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than one million dollars during her peak