Lillian Gish

Lillian Diana GishAlthough some unsupported claims dey indicate say dem born de Gish sisters plus de surname "de Guiche", in fact na dema surname for birth be "Gish". According to Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life (2001), biography by Charles Affron: "Na De Gish name be initially de source of sum mystification. For 1922 inside, de time wey dem dey open Orphans of the Storm, Lillian report say na de Gish family be of French origin, dem dey descend from de Duke de Guiche ...[S]uch press-agentry falsification na e be common." (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."American Film Institute". afi.com. Insyd 1999, de American Film Institute rank Gish as de 17th-greatest female movie star of Classic Hollywood cinema."AFI's 100 YEARS…100 STARS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

 Ein death 
Gish die of heart failure for February 27, 1993 wey she chop 99.Krebs, Albin (March 1, 1993). "Lillian Gish, 99, a Movie Star Since Movies Began, is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Dem inter ein ashes besyd ein sisto Dorothy for Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church for New York City insyd.Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 281. 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
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:

Turner Classic Movies wrep,

 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

 References 

External links

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
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