Lillian Gish

human
Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	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
Work period (start)	1902
Work period (end)	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	http://www.lilliangish.com/
Related category	Category:Films directed by Lillian Gish
Documentation files at	SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts

Lillian Diana Gish^[1] (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.^[2] Insyd 1999, de American Film Institute rank Gish as de 17th-greatest female movie star of Classic Hollywood cinema.^[3]

Ein death

Gish die of heart failure for February 27, 1993 wey she chop 99.^[4] Dem inter ein ashes besyd ein sisto Dorothy for Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church for New York City insyd.^[5] 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:^[6]

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.

Turner Classic Movies wrep,^[7]

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.

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.^[8]
Dem dedicate François Truffaut ein movie Day for Night (1973) to Dorothy den Lillian Gish.^[9]
Dem mention Gish ein photograph as an inspiration for a troubled soldier insyd de 1933 novel Company K.^[10]
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.^[11]

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

↑ Although 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."
↑ "American Film Institute". afi.com.
↑ "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 STARS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
↑ 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.
↑ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 281.
↑ "Lillian Gish". allmovie.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Overview for Lillian Gish". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
↑ Royster, Jacqueline Jones (2003). Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803–2003. Ohio University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780821415085.
↑ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (1993). Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut. Indiana University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9780253113436.
↑ March, William (1989). Company K. University of Alabama Press. p. 54. ISBN 9780817304805.
↑ "Luxury Beverly Hills Hotel - About Maison 140". maison140.com.

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

[1] Although 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."

[2] "American Film Institute". afi.com.

[3] "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 STARS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 281.

[6] "Lillian Gish". allmovie.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[7] "Overview for Lillian Gish". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[8] Royster, Jacqueline Jones (2003). Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803–2003. Ohio University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780821415085.

[9] Dixon, Wheeler Winston (1993). Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut. Indiana University Press. p. 46. ISBN 9780253113436.

[10] March, William (1989). Company K. University of Alabama Press. p. 54. ISBN 9780817304805.

[11] "Luxury Beverly Hills Hotel - About Maison 140". maison140.com.

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