Lillian Gish
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1893 — Present
Actress
Personal Info
- Born
- Oct 14, 1893
- Age
- 132
- Birth Place
- Lillian Diana Gish ( 1893-10-14 ) October 14, 1893 Springfield, Ohio , US
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Lillian Diana Gish
October 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, US
Died February 27, 1993 (aged 99)
New York City, US
Occupation Actress
Years active 1902–1988
Mother Mary Robinson McConnell
Relatives Dorothy Gish (sister)
Website lilliangish.com
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Lillian Diana Gish[a] (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is cred with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.
Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1921), La Bohème (1926), and The Wind (1928).
October 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, US
Died February 27, 1993 (aged 99)
New York City, US
Occupation Actress
Years active 1902–1988
Mother Mary Robinson McConnell
Relatives Dorothy Gish (sister)
Website lilliangish.com
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Lillian Diana Gish[a] (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is cred with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.
Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1921), La Bohème (1926), and The Wind (1928).
Life & Career Details
Born Lillian Diana Gish
October 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, US
Died February 27, 1993 (aged 99)
New York City, US
Occupation Actress
Years active 1902–1988
Mother Mary Robinson McConnell
Relatives Dorothy Gish (sister)
Website lilliangish.com
Signature
Lillian Diana Gish[a] (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is cred with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.
Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1921), La Bohème (1926), and The Wind (1928).
October 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, US
Died February 27, 1993 (aged 99)
New York City, US
Occupation Actress
Years active 1902–1988
Mother Mary Robinson McConnell
Relatives Dorothy Gish (sister)
Website lilliangish.com
Signature
Lillian Diana Gish[a] (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is cred with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.
Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1921), La Bohème (1926), and The Wind (1928).
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