person

Lillian Gish

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-10-14

Place of Birth

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Lillian Gish

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.

Also Known For

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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

May 13, 1919

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The Birth of a Nation

Feb 08, 1915

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Sep 04, 1916

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78

The Night of the Hunter

Jul 27, 1955

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73

The Wind

Sep 15, 1928

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62

The Unforgiven

Apr 06, 1960

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Way Down East

Sep 03, 1920

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Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Jul 11, 1988

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Duel in the Sun

Dec 31, 1946

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71

Portrait of Jennie

Dec 25, 1948

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Orders to Kill

Jul 25, 1958

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Early Directors on Directing

Jan 01, 2009

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Follow Me, Boys!

Dec 01, 1966

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I Am Not a Racist

Jun 16, 2019

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True Heart Susie

Jun 01, 1919

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Orphans of the Storm

Dec 28, 1921

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62

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Oct 31, 1912

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62

A Wedding

Aug 29, 1978

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54

Sweet Liberty

May 16, 1986

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70

The Whales of August

Oct 14, 1987

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The White Sister

Sep 05, 1923

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Romola

Dec 06, 1924

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

May 24, 1961

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58

The Cobweb

Jun 07, 1955

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Two Daughters of Eve

Sep 19, 1912

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The Scarlet Letter

Jan 08, 1927

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Gold and Glitter

Nov 11, 1912

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A Cry for Help

Dec 23, 1912

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The Left-Handed Man

Apr 21, 1913

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Just Gold

May 24, 1913

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During the Round-Up

Jul 19, 1913

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A Modest Hero

Sep 08, 1913

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So Runs the Way

Oct 11, 1913

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The Conscience of Hassan Bey

Dec 20, 1913

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The Hunchback

Apr 12, 1914

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63

Warning Shot

Jan 18, 1967

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56

An Unseen Enemy

Sep 09, 1912

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58

The Mothering Heart

Jun 21, 1913

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61

Judith of Bethulia

Mar 08, 1914

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54

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Dec 30, 1942

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Enoch Arden

Apr 08, 1915

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The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

Dec 01, 1913

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La Bohème

Mar 13, 1926

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Night Hunter

Apr 01, 2011

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The New York Hat

Dec 05, 1912

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Hambone and Hillie

Apr 24, 1983

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From Farm to Fame

Oct 01, 1922

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The Spiral Staircase

Oct 04, 1961

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The Painted Lady

Oct 24, 1912

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His Double Life

Dec 14, 1933

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A Romance of Happy Valley

Jan 26, 1919

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So Near, Yet So Far

Sep 29, 1912

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The Burglar’s Dilemma

Dec 16, 1912

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One Romantic Night

Apr 30, 1930

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53

Home, Sweet Home

May 16, 1914

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Hearts of the World

Mar 11, 1918

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59

The Greatest Question

Dec 27, 1919

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Annie Laurie

May 10, 1927

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The Lily and the Rose

Nov 06, 1915

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Top Man

Sep 17, 1943

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A Duel for Love

Jan 01, 1914

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His Lesson

Jan 05, 1915

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Miss Susie Slagle's

Mar 04, 1946

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The Comedians

Oct 31, 1967

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Daphne and the Pirate

Mar 04, 1916

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Feb 10, 1986

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Night of 100 Stars II

Mar 10, 1985

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An Innocent Magdalene

Jun 18, 1916

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Diane of the Follies

Sep 24, 1916

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The Children Pay

Nov 26, 1916

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The House Built Upon Sand

Dec 31, 1916

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The Great Love

Aug 11, 1918

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The Greatest Thing in Life

Dec 22, 1918

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An Indian's Loyalty

Aug 15, 1913

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A Woman in the Ultimate

Sep 03, 1913

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55

The Enemy

Dec 08, 1927

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57

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Aug 29, 2008

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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Apr 11, 1974

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45

Langlois

Sep 19, 1970

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Sold for Marriage

Apr 15, 1916

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80

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

Jan 01, 1986

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NA

Souls Triumphant

May 19, 1917

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NA

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

Feb 22, 1921

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Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

Nov 17, 1918

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The Comedians in Africa

Aug 31, 1967

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Dec 25, 1925

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D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

Sep 10, 2002

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Cannes: All Access

Oct 27, 2007

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The Little Tease

Apr 12, 1913

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Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

Feb 19, 1995

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Apr 02, 1969

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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Jan 01, 1998

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The Battle of the Sexes

Apr 12, 1914

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Sigrid Holmquist

Oct 08, 2010

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Hobson's Choice

Dec 21, 1983

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A Timely Interception

Jun 07, 1913

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And the Oscar Goes To...

Feb 01, 2014

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Mrs. Winchester's House

Oct 31, 1963

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The Women Who Run Hollywood

May 16, 2016

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Apr 19, 1975

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Thin Ice

Feb 17, 1981

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The Lady and the Mouse

Apr 26, 1913

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Film Fun

Aug 19, 1955

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In the Aisles of the Wild

Oct 14, 1912

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A Misunderstood Boy

Apr 19, 1913

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Madonna of the Storm

Oct 25, 1913

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NA

The Green-Eyed Devil

Feb 28, 1914

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The Quicksands

May 01, 1914

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The Rebellion of Kitty Belle

Jun 14, 1914

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Lord Chumley

Jun 14, 1914

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NA

The Angel of Contention

Jul 05, 1914

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NA

Man's Enemy

Aug 01, 1914

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NA

The Tear That Burned

Nov 08, 1914

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NA

The Folly of Anne

Nov 14, 1914

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NA

The Sisters

Nov 29, 1914

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NA

The Lost House

Mar 25, 1915

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Captain Macklin

Apr 22, 1915

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NA

Pathways of Life

Jan 01, 1916

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The Trip to Bountiful

Mar 01, 1953

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60

Twin Detectives

May 01, 1976

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50

The House of Darkness

May 10, 1913

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The Blue or the Gray

Nov 29, 1913

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The Informer

Nov 21, 1912

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The One She Loved

Oct 21, 1912

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My Baby

Nov 14, 1912

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Oil and Water

Feb 10, 1913

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50

The Unwelcome Guest

Mar 15, 1913

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The Stolen Bride

Apr 07, 1913

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NA

Brutality

Dec 02, 1912

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The Flapper

Apr 08, 2021

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65

Lillian Gish

Jul 16, 1984

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66

Night of 100 Stars

Mar 08, 1982

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62

The Great Chase

Dec 20, 1962

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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

May 18, 1987

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45

Lionpower from MGM

Jan 01, 1967

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The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Oct 05, 1951

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The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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Mr. Novak

Sep 24, 1963

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56

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jan 30, 1950

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Playwrights '56

Oct 04, 1955

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Apr 02, 1973

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62

The Defenders

Sep 16, 1961

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The Defenders

Sep 16, 1961

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74

The Kennedy Center Honors

Dec 28, 1978

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55

Tony Awards

Apr 01, 1956

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83

Hollywood

Jan 08, 1980

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40

The Alcoa Hour

Oct 16, 1955

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55

Tony Awards

Apr 01, 1956

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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63

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

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68

The Dick Cavett Show

Jun 06, 1968

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78

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Sep 20, 1962