Lillian Gish

Birth Name:

Lillian Dian Gish

Birth Place:

Springfield, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Soundtrack, Director

Bowling Green State University renamed their campus theater the Gish Film Theater and Gallery in 1976 to honor the Gish sisters, both Lillian and Dorothy
Ranked No․ 17 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years․․․ 100 Stars" list for Female Legends
A childhood neighbor of Mary Pickford, she was introduced to director D․W․ Griffith in 1912 who helped her land a contract with Biograph Studios at the age of 19
After finding only moderate success in "talkies", she would mostly relegate herself to the stage for the remainder of her career
Gained prominence during the silence film era, making 25 features in her first two years as an actress
Beginning with silent-era films, she had an on-screen career that spanned more than seven decades
Discovered she had a penchant for range shooting when co-stars John Huston and Burt Lancaster took her into the desert to practice shooting for 1960's "The Unforgiven"
Fellow actor John Gilbert admitted to having an infatuation with her and would intentionally mess up his love scenes in "La boheme" so that he could continue kissing her

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