AKA Lillian Diana Gish

Born: 14-Oct-1893
Birthplace: Springfield, OH
Died: 27-Feb-1993
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Manhattan, NY

Gender: Female
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Silent film actress, director

Father: James Leigh Gish
Mother: Mary Robinson McConnell (d. 16-Sep-1948)
Sister: Dorothy Gish (actress, b. 11-Mar-1898, d. 4-Jun-1968)
Boyfriend: George Jean Nathan
Boyfriend: Charles Holland Duell

    High School: Ursuline Academy

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    America First Committee
    Oscar (honorary) 1971
    American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1984
    Kennedy Center Honor 1982
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1720 Vine St. (motion pictures)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Whales of August (16-Oct-1987) · Sarah Webber
    Sweet Liberty (14-May-1986) · Cecelia Burgess
    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
    Hambone and Hillie (24-Apr-1983)
    A Wedding (29-Aug-1978) · Nettie Sloan
    The Comedians (31-Oct-1967)
    Warning Shot (18-Jan-1967)
    Follow Me, Boys! (24-Aug-1966)
    The Unforgiven (6-Apr-1960)
    Orders to Kill (1958)
    The Cobweb (7-Jun-1955)
    The Night of the Hunter (19-Feb-1955)
    Portrait of Jennie (25-Dec-1948)
    Duel in the Sun (31-Dec-1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's (6-Feb-1946)
    Commandos Strike at Dawn (30-Dec-1942)
    His Double Life (15-Dec-1933) · Alice Chalice
    One Romantic Night (3-May-1930)
    The Wind (23-Nov-1928)
    Annie Laurie (11-May-1927)
    The Scarlet Letter (9-Aug-1926)
    La Boheme (24-Feb-1926)
    The White Sister (5-Sep-1923)
    Orphans of the Storm (28-Dec-1921) · Henriette Girard
    Way Down East (3-Sep-1920) · Anna Moore
    True Heart Susie (1-Jun-1919)
    Broken Blossoms (13-May-1919) · Lucy, The Girl
    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (5-Aug-1916)
    The Birth of a Nation (8-Feb-1915)
    Home Sweet Home (14-May-1914)
    Judith of Bethulia (8-Mar-1914)
    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
    An Unseen Enemy (9-Sep-1912)

Official Website:
http://www.lilliangish.com/

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