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Lillian Gish
  • Birth Name: Lillian Diana Gish
  • Birth Place: Springfield, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: October 14, Libra
  • Date of Death: 02/27/1993
  • Profession: Actor
Lillian Gish Fast Facts:
  • Was good friends with fellow silent-film star Mary Pickford, who introduced her to director D.W. Griffith.
  • Along with her sister, Dorothy, made her film debut in Griffith's An Unseen Enemy (1912).
  • Made her first talkie, One Romantic Night, in 1930.
  • Returned to the Broadway stage in the '30s, where her roles included Ophelia to John Gielgud's Hamlet, before resuming her film career with 1942's Commandos Strike at Dawn.
  • Wrote several memoirs, including The Movies, Mr. Griffith and Me (1969), Dorothy and Lillian Gish (1973) and An Actor's Life for Me! (1987).
  • Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1984.
  • Made her final film appearance in 1987's The Whales of August, for which she was named Best Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards and the National Board of Review.
    Lillian Gish Relationships:
  • Charles Duell - Ex-significant Other
  • Dorothy Gish - Sister
  • George Jean Nathan - Ex-significant Other
  • James Leigh Gish - Father
  • Mary Robinson McConnell - Mother

    • Lillian Gish Awards:
  • 1970 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee

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