Lillian Diana Gish was an American pioneering actress of the screen and stage, and a director and writer. Her film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called "The First Lady of American Cinema", and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques.
Lillian Gish
Active - 1912 - 2014 |
Birth - Oct 14, 1893 |
Death - Feb 27, 1993 |
Genres - Drama, Silent Film, Romance, Comedy, Documentary
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Feature, Comedy Drama, Western Film, Biographical Film
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Dorothy Elizabeth Carter, Lillian Diana Gish, Miss Lillian Gish, The First Lady of American Cinema-
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Silent Film, Silent Feature, Comedy Drama, Western Film, Biographical Film, Epic Film, Satire, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Black Comedy Film, Disaster Film, Film Noir, Ghost Film, Historical Film, Melodrama, Neo-Noir, Pirate Film, Political Drama, Propaganda Film, Road Movie, Romantic Comedy, Silent Short