Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....MAXCY, Edward S. 
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Cemetery:           Forest Hills Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Name:               Edward S. MAXCY
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MAXCY, Edward S.
06 Nov 1933- 11 Dec 2006
Son of Herbert & Caro (FERNALD) MAXCY
Born in Maine
COD was Sepsis
He was an Actor
US ARMY
Actor & Teacher
Maxcy, Ed 

MADISON - Actor Ed Maxcy, known to many people as Alexis Lauren, died Monday, 
Dec. 11, 2006, at a local hospital. A retired professional actor who, for many 
years, contributed his time and talent to community theater productions, Ed 
was also an exceptional teacher, an astrologer, a marvelous raconteur and an 
occasional worrywart. Born on Nov. 6, 1933, near Waldoboro, Maine, Edward 
Silsby Maxcy was the son of Herbert Maxcy and Caro (Fernald) Maxcy. Ed grew up 
in Winthrop, Maine and fell in love with theater at an early age. After high 
school, Ed enrolled at Boston University, where he worked with legendary 
director Jose Quintero. Drafted into the U.S. Army after graduation, Ed spent 
most of his tour of duty (1956-58) at the Presidio in San Francisco, directing 
plays. He finally arrived in New York City in 1959, and made his Broadway 
debut in "A Cook for Mr. General" in 1961. Also making his Broadway debut 
in "A Cook for Mr. General," was a young actor named Dustin Hoffman. Despite 
his big break, New York City became the scene of too many missed opportunities 
for Ed, who began to suspect there was something happening behind the scenes. 
He turned to astrology for answers. "I discovered I had been a successful 
actor in a past life and couldn't do that again," he told an interviewer in 
2001. "I realized I would never get rich, but was meant to put my talents to 
use in coaching and teaching actors." After accepting that he would never get 
rich as an actor, Ed left New York City and spent 12 years in England and at 
Findhorn, an international community in Scotland based on spiritual values. In 
October 1980, he returned to New York City to resume his acting career. In 
February 1981, Ed traveled to Madison to visit his goddaughter and decided 
this is where he should live. In the early 1980s, using the professional name 
Alexis Lauren, he performed with the Madison Repertory Theatre and spent a 
season with American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wis. He worked in radio 
and acted in "Frame of Mind," an independent film written by Ray Olderman. He 
won a national award for his television portrayal of Benjamin Franklin and 
gained fame amongst a generation of teenagers who know him as Lexxor, the 
StoryLord Wizard in "StoryLords," an educational television series made in 
Wisconsin. In 1989, everything fell apart. He had emergency heart surgery and 
doctors installed a pacemaker. Later, a series of seizures caused brain damage 
and Ed was unable to memorize lines. From 1989-94 he stopped acting, applied 
for Social Security Disability and focused on coaching and teaching. In 1994, 
actor-director Jeff Knupp asked Ed to join the cast of a Madison Theatre Guild 
production of Richard Brimsley Sheridan's 18th century comedy, "The School for 
Scandal." Ed accepted the role of Sir Oliver Surface. It took Ed an enormous 
amount of rote memorization to learn his lines, forcing him to hard work at 
something that used to be painless. The critically acclaimed "The School for 
Scandal" role was Ed's entree into community theater. After that, he performed 
as often as his health permitted. His last role was The Steward in the 2004 
Strollers Theatre production of "St. Joan," about which one reviewer 
wrote, "Madison treasure Ed Maxcy turns in another delightful appearance in an 
all-too-short comic role in Act I." Ed was predeceased by his parents; his 
aunt, Nellie Maxcy Shibles; and his cousin, Neil Shibles. He is survived by 
his cousins, Katherine Shibles Jones of Larkspur, Calif. and Patrick Shibles 
Jones of Astoria, N.Y., as well as scores of friends and many students who 
have gone on to successful professional acting careers. There will be no 
funeral service or visitation. Ed's body was cremated and his remains will be 
buried at Madison's Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends and members of the Madison 
theater community are planning to hold a memorial service for Ed on Sunday, 
Jan. 7, 2007. For additional information about the memorial service, contact 
Lee Ann Cooper at (608) 238-8183. If you would like to share a written memory 
of Ed, please mail it to PO Box 642, Madison, Wis. 53701.

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