Stage name of Lillian de Guiche (1896-1993) was an American film actress, who began her career in silent films.

Short Biography:

Her most celebrated work was with the American director D. W. Griffith, including Way Down East (1920) and Orphans of the Storm (1922), playing virtuous heroines.

She later made occasional appearances in character roles, as in The Whales of August 1987.

Why is Lillian Gish famous?

Lillian Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress.


Life in Brief:

- Being born on Oct 14, Lillian was a Libra.
- her ethnicity: White.
- her mother's name: Mary Robinson McConnell.
- her father's name: James Leigh Gish.
- Sister : Dorothy Gish.

Lillian dated George Jean Nathan (boyfriend) and amongst other amorous encounters was Charles Holland Duell (boyfriend).

She died on Saturday, February 27, 1993, in New York City; cause of death: unspecified.

Famous Why : Silent film actress.



Lillian Gish Lists

	1893 births
	1993 deaths
	Academy Honorary Award recipients
	American silent film actors
	American film actors
	American stage actors
	American film directors
	Actors from Ohio
	Kennedy Center honorees
	American Episcopalians
	American actors of German descent
	People from Springfield, Ohio
	Cardiovascular disease deaths in New York
	Old Right (United States)

 

Lillian Gish Movies
Film Fun The Cobweb The Night of the Hunter The Unforgiven The Great Chase The Love Goddesses Lionpower from MGM The Comedians The Comedians in Africa Warning Shot Henri Langlois The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War A Wedding Hambone and Hillie Sweet Liberty
Lillian Gish Filmography

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Tags: actress, television, stage, screen

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 03 April '12

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