Lillian Gish
Acting
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.
Born: October 14, 1893
Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Known For
Miss Susie Slagle's
A student nurse falls in love with a young intern in 1910 Baltimore, but tragedy ensues when he contracts a fatal disease.
Hollywood
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.
The Night of the Hunter
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
The Wind
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Elsie
as Self (archive footage)
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
as Herself, Archive footage
as Sarah Webber
as Cecelia Burgess
as Mrs Loftus
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Miss Molly Winkle
as Hillie Radcliffe
as Self
as Grandmother
as Self
as Self
as Nettie Sloan
as Mrs. Williams
as Billy Jo Haskins
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Martha Brewster
as Self - Guest
as Mrs. Smith
as Self (uncredited)
as Alice Willows
as Self - Mrs. Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Hetty Seibert
as (Archive Footage)
as Narrator
as Maude Phipps
as Bessie Carnby
as Mrs. Warren
as Louisa Clarendon
as Mrs. Cooper
as Self (archive footage)
as Mattilda Zachary
as Mrs. Summers
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Award Accepter
as Esther Crampton
as Rachel Cooper
as Victoria Inch
as Grandma Moses
as Mother Mary of Mercy
as Narrator
as Carrie Watts
as Self
as Laura Belle McCanles
as Miss Susie Slagle
as Beth Warren
as Mrs. Bergesen
as Alice Chalice
as Princess Alexandra
as Letty
as Pauli Arndt
as Annie Laurie
as Hester Prynne
as Mimi
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
as Romola
as Angela Chiaromonte
as Lillian Gish
as Henriette Girard
as Herself
as Anna Moore
as Nellie Jarvis
as Susie May Trueheart
as Lucy Burrows
as Jennie Timberlake
as Jeannette Peret
as Susie Broadplains
as The Girl - Marie Stephenson
as Lillian Vale
as Millicent
as The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
as Dorothy Raleigh
as Marfa
as Daphne La Tour
as Mary Randolph
as Annie Lee
as Dosia Dale
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
as May
as Anita - the Truant
as Nettie - the Angel
as Kitty Belle
as Payne's Sweetheart
as Jane Andrews, the daughter
as The Young Mother
as Melissa Harlow
as Verda
as The Ranchero's Daughter
as The Wife
as The Farmer's Daughter
as The Nurse
as The First Sister
as Girl in bandana
as At Auction (uncredited)
as In First Audience (uncredited)
as The Maid
as Birthday Wellwisher
as Customer in Shop / Outside Church
as At Theatre
as Walk on role
as The Young Woman
as The Little Lady
as Belle at Ice Cream Festival
as The Younger Daughter
as A Friend
as In Theatre Crowd
as Eldest Sister