# Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

human| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
| Ein country of citizenship | United States  |
| Name in native language | Lillian Gish  |
| Birth name | Lillian Diana Gish  |
| Name wey dem give am | Lillian  |
| Family name | Gish  |
| Ein date of birth | 14 October 1893  |
| Place dem born am | Springfield  |
| Date wey edie | 27 February 1993  |
| Place wey edie | New York City  |
| Manner of death | natural causes  |
| Cause of death | heart failure  |
| Place wey dem bury am | Church of the Heavenly Rest  |
| Ein poppie | James Leigh Gish  |
| Mummie | Mary Gish  |
| Sibling | Dorothy Gish  |
| Spouse | no value  |
| Native language | American English  |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English  |
| Writing language | American English  |
| Ancestral home | Germany  |
| Residence | Springfield  |
| Work location | United States  |
| Start of work period | 1902  |
| End of work period | 1988  |
| Ethnic group |   |
| Filmography | Lillian Gish filmography  |
| Dey archive for | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts  |
| Member of | Daughters of the American Revolution  |
| Dem nominate for | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead  |
| Time period | 20th century  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Related category | Category:Films directed by Lillian Gish  |
| Documentation files at | SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts  |

**Lillian Diana Gish** (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) na she be American actress, director, den screenwriter. Ein film-acting career span for 75 years, from 1912, for silent film shorts inside, come 1987. Na dem dey bell Gish de "**First Lady of American Cinema**", wey dem credit am plus pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. Insyd 1999, de American Film Institute rank Gish as de 17th-greatest female movie star of Classic Hollywood cinema.

## Ein death

Gish die of heart failure for February 27, 1993 wey she chop 99. Dem inter ein ashes besyd ein sisto Dorothy for Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church for New York City insyd. Dem value ein estate for several million dollars, de bulk for wey go toward de creation of de Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Trust.

## Legacy

Gish pose as Elaine of Astolat insyd *Way Down East*
Na dem showcase a retrospective of Gish ein life den achievements insyd an episode of de Emmy award-winning PBS series, *American Masters*.

Se AllMovie Guide wrep for ein legacy top:

> Lillian Gish is considered the movie industry's first true actress. A pioneer of fundamental film performing techniques, she was the first star to recognize the many crucial differences between acting for the stage and acting for the screen, and while her contemporaries painted their performances in broad, dramatic strokes, Gish delivered finely etched, nuanced turns carrying a stunning emotional impact. While by no means the biggest or most popular actress of the silent era, she was the most gifted, her seeming waiflike frailty masking unparalleled reserves of physical and spiritual strength. More than any other early star, she fought to earn film recognition as a true art form, and her achievements remain the standard against which those of all other actors are measured.
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Turner Classic Movies wrep,

> Having pioneered screen acting from vaudeville entertainment into a form of artistic expression, actress Lillian Gish forged a new creative path at a time when more serious thespians regarded motion pictures as a rather base form of employment. Gish brought to her roles a sense of craft substantially different from that practiced by her theatrical colleagues. In time, her sensitive performances elevated not only her stature as an actress, but also the reputation of movies themselves.
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* The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
* Dem name a street insyd Massillon, Ohio, after Gish, wey na she live der during an early period of ein life wey dem fondly refer to am as ein hometown thru out ein career.
* Dem dedicate François Truffaut ein movie *Day for Night* (1973) to Dorothy den Lillian Gish.
* Dem mention Gish ein photograph as an inspiration for a troubled soldier insyd de 1933 novel *Company K*.
* De luxury boutique hotel Maison 140, insyd Beverly Hills, begin ein historic life as de home of Hollywood actresses Lillian den Dorothy Gish. De sistos originally convert de mansion into a home for young actresses wey dey cam out make dem find dema way insyd Hollywood. Dem hail from Ohio, dem barb de comforts wey dem go fi miss from home while dem dey explore dema dreams.

## Ein discography

* Jerome Kern: *Show Boat*, John McGlinn, EMI, 1988 wey conduct am

## Ein books

Autobiographical
* *The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me* (with Ann Pinchot) (Prentice-Hall, 1969) ISBN 9780135366493
* *Dorothy and Lillian Gish* (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973)
* *An Actor's Life for Me* (with Selma G. Lanes) (Viking Penguin, 1987)

Biographical den topical
* Abel, Richard, et al. *Flickers of Desire: Movie Stars of the 1910s* (Rutgers University Press, 2011)
* Affron, Charles. *Star Acting: Gish, Garbo, Davis* (E.P. Dutton, 1977)
* Affron, Charles. *Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life* (University of California Press, 2002)
* Berke, Annie, "'Never Let the Camera Catch Me Acting': Lillian Gish as Actress, Star, and Theorist", *Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television* 36 (June 2016), 175–89.
* Bogdanovich, Peter. *A Moment with Miss Gish* (Santa Teresa Press, 1995)
* Oderman, Stuart. *Lillian Gish: A Life on Stage and Screen* (McFarland, 2000)

## Documentaries

* Jeanne Moreau ein 1983 television documentary *Lillian Gish*
* Terry Sanders dema 1988 documentary *Lillian Gish: An Actor's Life for Me*

* Lillian Gish at the Internet Broadway Database
* Lillian Gish at IMDb
* Lillian Gish at the TCM Movie Database
* Lillian Gish at Women Film Pioneers Project
* Lillian Gish papers, 1909–1992, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, & Mary Martin Interview with Bill Boggs for YouTube top
* Lillian Gish's silent films on wide screen (Trailer) for YouTube top