Olivia Maxwell

Born

1971-09-06

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Biography

Olivia Anne Maxwell is the daughter of a talented painter Lydia from Slovakia. Ron Maxwell her father directed " Gettysburg " and the cult hit film " Little Darlings ." Olivia grew up in New York City attending The Hewitt School after her parents custody battle and long enduring divorce. Her brother is successful chess player Jonathan Maxwell of " Blitz Theory." Jonathan is the youngest player to ever write the most advanced book on chess blitz . Olivia graduated Berkshire School in 1990 as a four year student excelling in X- country running , skiing and track and field . Olivia was a trifecta and won the MVP award in all three sports in each consecutive year. Olivia went on to Bennington College and Marymount Manhattan University. She lost interest in school and was a set production assistant on fathers film " Gettysburg." She was cast as Taneytown girl and is famous for having the only female line in the film . Olivia lived in LA as an actress but was disenchanted with the " scene ." She moved to Shepherdstown , WVA in 1998 and learned to play the guitar and write songs. In 2002 Frank Murray heard a demo she recorded with Terry Tucker in Shepherdstown and signed her. Frank Murray was famous as the manager for discovering " The Pogues." Olivia Maxwell and Frank Murray had a Romantic relationship which ensued after their day in Woodstock NY in the recording studio with Levon Helm whom played on " Sara James," a song Olivia wrote about a ghost she felt during her time on the battlefields she would visit as a child with her father and brother trekking through civil war battlefields. She would release her E.P. " Paso Robles " in 2013 produced by Eric Ambel and Frank Murray her manager at that time.