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Lillian Gish

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99 Years Old

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

Springfield, Ohio, USA on 14th October 1893

Died

27th February 1993

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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
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The Love Boat
Mrs. Williams
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bessie Carnby
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Carrie Watts
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Narrator
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Abby
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The Defenders
Mrs. Cooper
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The Defenders
Louisa Clarendon
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
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The Alcoa Hour
Esther Crampton
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
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Tony Awards
Self - Award Accepter
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Mr. Novak
Maude Phipps
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Hollywood Image
Hollywood
Self
The Night of the Hunter Image
The Night of the Hunter
Rachel Cooper
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Grandma Moses
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Playwrights '56
The Birth of a Nation Image
The Birth of a Nation
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Lucy Burrows
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The Unforgiven
Mattilda Zachary
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
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Duel in the Sun
Laura Belle McCanles
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
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Portrait of Jennie
Mother Mary of Mercy
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Orphans of the Storm
Henriette Girard
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The Cobweb
Victoria Inch
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Night of 100 Stars
Self
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The Wind
Letty
A Wedding Image
A Wedding
Nettie Sloan
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Night of 100 Stars II
Self
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
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The Whales of August
Sarah Webber
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Warning Shot
Alice Willows
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Follow Me, Boys!
Hetty Seibert
Sweet Liberty Image
Sweet Liberty
Cecelia Burgess
His Double Life Image
His Double Life
Alice Chalice
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The Conscience of Hassan Bey
The Rugmaker's Daughter
The White Sister Image
The White Sister
Angela Chiaromonte
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still Image
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Romola Image
Romola
Romola
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Commandos Strike at Dawn
Mrs. Bergesen
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Lionpower from MGM
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Way Down East
Anna Moore
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
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Hambone and Hillie
Hillie Radcliffe
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Two Daughters of Eve
In Theatre Crowd
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The Comedians
Mrs. Smith
La Bohème Image
La Bohème
Mimi
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Cannes: All Access
Self (archive footage)
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Hearts of the World
The Girl - Marie Stephenson
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The Lost House
Dosia Dale
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The Painted Lady
Belle at Ice Cream Festival
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The Mothering Heart
The Wife
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The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Martha Brewster
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Hobson's Choice
Miss Molly Winkle
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Orders to Kill
Mrs. Summers
Home, Sweet Home Image
Home, Sweet Home
Payne's Sweetheart
The Sisters Image
The Sisters
May
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Little Lady
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The Scarlet Letter
Hester Prynne
The Tear That Burned Image
The Tear That Burned
Anita - the Truant
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Lord Chumley
Eleanor Butterworth
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I Am Not a Racist
Elsie
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A Modest Hero
The Wife
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True Heart Susie
Susie May Trueheart
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So Near, Yet So Far
A Friend
The Children Pay Image
The Children Pay
Millicent
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A Cry for Help
The Maid
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mrs Loftus
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The Trip to Bountiful
Carrie Watts
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In the Aisles of the Wild
The Younger Daughter
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Image
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Annie Laurie Image
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
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The Greatest Question
Nellie Jarvis
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Gold and Glitter
The Young Woman
Top Man Image
Top Man
Beth Warren
The Enemy Image
The Enemy
Pauli Arndt
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The Spiral Staircase
Mrs. Warren
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A Misunderstood Boy
The Daughter
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The Left-Handed Man
The Old Soldier's Daughter
The Angel of Contention Image
The Angel of Contention
Nettie - the Angel
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch Image
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
Melissa Harlow
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During the Round-Up
The Ranchero's Daughter
An Unseen Enemy Image
An Unseen Enemy
Eldest Sister
One Romantic Night Image
One Romantic Night
Princess Alexandra
My Baby Image
My Baby
The House of Darkness Image
The House of Darkness
The Nurse
The Lady and the Mouse Image
The Lady and the Mouse
The First Sister
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The Green-Eyed Devil
Mary Miller
Judith of Bethulia Image
Judith of Bethulia
The Young Mother
The Unwelcome Guest Image
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction (uncredited)
The Great Chase Image
The Great Chase
Sigrid Holmquist Image
Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
A Romance of Happy Valley Image
A Romance of Happy Valley
Jennie Timberlake
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His Lesson
Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) Image
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Herself
The New York Hat Image
The New York Hat
Customer in Shop / Outside Church
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Madonna of the Storm
The Mother
Early Directors on Directing Image
Early Directors on Directing
Self
The Burglar’s Dilemma Image
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Birthday Wellwisher
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Image
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Image
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish Image
Lillian Gish
Self
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal Image
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
The Greatest Thing in Life Image
The Greatest Thing in Life
Jeannette Peret
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Just Gold
The First Brother's Sweetheart
The Informer Image
The Informer
Walk on role
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The Folly of Anne
Anne
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The Hunchback
The Orphan - as an Adult
Daphne and the Pirate Image
Daphne and the Pirate
Daphne La Tour
Souls Triumphant Image
Souls Triumphant
Lillian Vale
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A Duel for Love
A Timely Interception Image
A Timely Interception
The Farmer's Daughter
The Lily and the Rose Image
The Lily and the Rose
Mary Randolph
Twin Detectives Image
Twin Detectives
Billy Jo Haskins
Langlois Image
Langlois
Self
Enoch Arden Image
Enoch Arden
Annie Lee
Thin Ice Image
Thin Ice
Grandmother
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Image
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
The Battle of the Sexes Image
The Battle of the Sexes
Jane Andrews, the daughter
The Little Tease Image
The Little Tease
Girl in bandana
The Comedians in Africa Image
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
Night Hunter Image
Night Hunter
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle Image
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
Kitty Belle
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So Runs the Way
Fred's Wife
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The Stolen Bride
The Great Love Image
The Great Love
Susie Broadplains
Oil and Water Image
Oil and Water
In First Audience (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's Image
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me Image
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Herself, Archive footage
Mrs. Winchester's House Image
Mrs. Winchester's House
Narrator
The One She Loved Image
The One She Loved
The Flapper Image
The Flapper
(archive footage)
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Captain Macklin
Beatrice
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Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage)
An Innocent Magdalene Image
An Innocent Magdalene
Dorothy Raleigh
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Film Fun
(archive footage)
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Pathways of Life
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The Blue or the Gray
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Diane of the Follies
Diane
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' Image
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
Self
An Indian's Loyalty Image
An Indian's Loyalty
The Ranchero's Daughter
A Woman in the Ultimate Image
A Woman in the Ultimate
Verda
Sold for Marriage Image
Sold for Marriage
Marfa
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The Quicksands
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Man's Enemy
Grace Lisle
Brutality Image
Brutality
At Theatre
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The House Built Upon Sand
Evelyn Dare
From Farm to Fame Image
From Farm to Fame
Lillian Gish