Lillian Gish
Acting
- Born:
- 1893-10-14
- Died:
- 1993-02-27
- Place of birth:
- Springfield, Ohio, USA
Biography
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller Night of the Hunter (1955). She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing, for the first time, opposite Bette Davis in the 1987 film The Whales of August. The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.
Known For
Filmography
The Flapper
I Am Not a Racist
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
Night Hunter
Sigrid Holmquist
Early Directors on Directing
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
The Whales of August
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Sweet Liberty
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Night of 100 Stars II
Lillian Gish
Hobson's Choice
Hambone and Hillie
Night of 100 Stars
Thin Ice
Hollywood
The Kennedy Center Honors
A Wedding
Sparrow
The South Bank Show
The Love Boat
Twin Detectives
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Film '72
Langlois
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Dick Cavett Show
The Comedians
The Comedians in Africa
Warning Shot
Lionpower from MGM
Follow Me, Boys!
Mrs. Winchester's House
Mr. Novak
The Great Chase
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Spiral Staircase
The Defenders
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Unforgiven
Orders to Kill
Tony Awards
The Alcoa Hour
Playwrights '56
Film Fun