Gish, Lillian 1893-1993
Overview
| Works: | 729 works in 2,139 publications in 7 languages and 25,947 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Silent films Film adaptations History Historical films Biography Film noir Short films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Epic films |
| Roles: | Actor, Performer, Author, Commentator, Other, Costume designer, Narrator, Dedicatee, Author of introduction, Singer, Artist, Scenarist, Honoree, Contributor, wpr, Director |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Lillian Gish
- Lillian Gish : the movies, Mr. Griffith, and me by Lillian Gish( Book )
- Selected film essays and interviews by Bruce F Kawin( )
- Lillian Gish : her legend, her life by Charles Affron( Book )
- Dorothy and Lillian Gish by Lillian Gish( Book )
- An actor's life for me by Lillian Gish( Book )
- Star acting : Gish, Garbo, Davis by Charles Affron( Book )
- Lillian Gish : a life on stage and screen by Stuart Oderman( Book )
- Women of our time : an album of twentieth-century photographs by Frederick S Voss( Book )
- Early directors on directing by Ally Acker( Visual )
- Life and Lillian Gish by Albert Bigelow Paine( Book )
- Lillian Gish, an interpretation by Edward Wagenknecht( Book )
- Filmmakers on film( Visual )
- Filmmakers on film. pioneers of the cinema, 1896 to the present( Visual )
- Lillian Gish( Book )
- The Biograph girl : a musical by Warner Brown( Book )
- La Bohème by Marie Coolidge-Rask( Book )
- A moment with Miss Gish by Peter Bogdanovich( Book )
- Lillian Gish 212 success facts : everything you need to know about Lillian Gish by Douglas Santiago( )
- Reel women : pioneers of the cinema( Visual )
- Lillian Gish : the twelfth annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award, March 1, 1984( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Lillian Gish
The birth of a nation by
David Wark Griffith(
Visual
)
195 editions published between 1914 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 2,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history
195 editions published between 1914 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 2,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history
The Night of the Hunter by
Charles Laughton(
Visual
)
65 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A tale of a psychopathic self-styled preacher, who marries and murders a young widow for her money, pursues her children to get his hand on it, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman, who becomes the children's protector
65 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A tale of a psychopathic self-styled preacher, who marries and murders a young widow for her money, pursues her children to get his hand on it, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman, who becomes the children's protector
Broken blossoms or The yellow man and the girl(
Visual
)
60 editions published between 1918 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a tender yet tragic tale of love and suffering in the seedy Limehouse district of London. A young Chinese man hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a frail waif who is abused by her brutal boxer father
60 editions published between 1918 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a tender yet tragic tale of love and suffering in the seedy Limehouse district of London. A young Chinese man hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a frail waif who is abused by her brutal boxer father
Orphans of the storm by
David Wark Griffith(
Visual
)
53 editions published between 1921 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated
53 editions published between 1921 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated
Way down East by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
92 editions published between 1920 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Melodrama about a young woman who is lured into a fake marriage, becomes pregnant and is abandoned. She moves to a small town and falls in love with a wealthy but humble man, but cannot escape her scandalous past
92 editions published between 1920 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Melodrama about a young woman who is lured into a fake marriage, becomes pregnant and is abandoned. She moves to a small town and falls in love with a wealthy but humble man, but cannot escape her scandalous past
Intolerance by
David Wark Griffith(
Visual
)
122 editions published between 1916 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 869 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
122 editions published between 1916 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 869 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
The night of the hunter by
Charles Laughton(
Visual
)
11 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in English and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A self-styled preacher marries and murders the widow of an executed convict with whom he once shared a cell. He then terrorizes her two young children to force them to tell him the whereabouts of the $10,000 he knows their father hid before his imprisonment
11 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in English and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A self-styled preacher marries and murders the widow of an executed convict with whom he once shared a cell. He then terrorizes her two young children to force them to tell him the whereabouts of the $10,000 he knows their father hid before his imprisonment
The birth of a nation(
Visual
)
5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 673 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan
5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 673 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan
The whales of August by
Lindsay Anderson(
Visual
)
27 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two elderly sisters who have spent sixty summers on a Maine island together must finally decide whether to give up their family home, independence and life together
27 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two elderly sisters who have spent sixty summers on a Maine island together must finally decide whether to give up their family home, independence and life together
Intolerance : a drama of comparisons(
Visual
)
2 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and held by 555 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
2 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and held by 555 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
The unforgiven by
John Huston(
Visual
)
19 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in English and Multiple languages and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A supposedly peace-loving community is shaken when the daughter of one of its white settlers is accused of being an Indian
19 editions published between 1960 and 2016 in English and Multiple languages and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A supposedly peace-loving community is shaken when the daughter of one of its white settlers is accused of being an Indian
Portrait of Jennie by
William Dieterle(
Visual
)
20 editions published between 1948 and 2018 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An artist meets a schoolgirl in Central Park who has a mysterious air about her. What follows is an unforgettable love story
20 editions published between 1948 and 2018 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An artist meets a schoolgirl in Central Park who has a mysterious air about her. What follows is an unforgettable love story
Follow me, boys!(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 1966 and 2004 in English and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lem Siddons decides to put down roots after one too many years on the road with a ramshackle jazz band. He marries his sweetheart Vida Downey, and becomes a scoutmaster
7 editions published between 1966 and 2004 in English and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lem Siddons decides to put down roots after one too many years on the road with a ramshackle jazz band. He marries his sweetheart Vida Downey, and becomes a scoutmaster
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adventures of a boy and a runaway slave on the Mississippi River in pre-Civil War America
9 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adventures of a boy and a runaway slave on the Mississippi River in pre-Civil War America
Broken blossoms by
D. W Griffith(
Visual
)
69 editions published between 1918 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. Nursing her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them
69 editions published between 1918 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young Chinaman in London's squalid Limehouse district hopes to spread the peaceful philosophy of his Eastern religion. He befriends a pitiful street waif who is mistreated by her brutal father. Nursing her back to health, tragedy results when an unspoken romance flowers between them
The birth of a nation : D.W. Griffith's American epic(
Visual
)
12 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nearly 100 years after its initial release, this film remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one Northern and one Southern, during and after the Civil War. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans
12 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nearly 100 years after its initial release, this film remains one of the most controversial films ever made and a landmark achievement in film history that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one Northern and one Southern, during and after the Civil War. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans
Intolerance : love's struggle throughout the ages by
David Wark Griffith(
Visual
)
33 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprised of four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story features the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
33 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comprised of four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story features the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city
Show boat by
Jerome Kern(
)
9 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Show Boat: Musical Comedy in Two Acts. Book: Oscar Hammerstein
9 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Show Boat: Musical Comedy in Two Acts. Book: Oscar Hammerstein
The great train robbery(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2003 marks the 100th anniversary of the release of "The Great Train Robbery," not only the first western film -- but also the first motion picture produced which contained a coherent plot! It was also one of the very first box office blockbusters, instantly becoming a huge commercial success and spawning many outright imitations. Featuring Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson in four separate roles, the 740-foot film catapulted him into some 375 other pictures and set numerous precedents in filmmaking techniques. This 100th anniversary special edition version contains two versions of this historically significant western, the original silent archival version provided by the Library of Congress and a digitally enhanced version with a new music and effects track and color tinted sequences. In addition, we are presenting three other important silent classics, which feature two of the greatest contributors to the heritage of western cinema -- William S. Hart and Tom Mix and one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, D. W. Griffith. "The Heart of Texas Ryan" (1916), featuring the legendary Tom Mix -- one of the most flamboyant, true-life cowboy heroes of the silent era -- is filled with the kind of action Tom Mix fans loved, including a kidnapping, fistfights and a last-minute rescue. The second feature, "Tumbleweeds" (1925) starred the great William S. Hart, in his last and biggest film. Hart co-directed with King Baggott and many consider it worthy of being ranked with "The Covered Wagon" and "The Iron Horse" as a major western epic. The highlight of the film is a spectacular recreation of the Cherokee Strip land rush, which, according to William K. Everson writing in his own A Pictorial History of the Western Film, "was not only splendidly staged and photographed but also edited with a precision and a mathematical rhythm worthy of Eisenstein." As a special bonus the disc also includes one of D. W. Griffith's best films, "The Battle Of Elderbush Gulch" (1913) featuring Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh as two Eastern gals who move out West and encounter hostile Indians. All of these silent films have been enhanced with music and effects tracks and special prologues have been narrated by Will Hutchins (TV's "Sugarfoot"). - Container
3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2003 marks the 100th anniversary of the release of "The Great Train Robbery," not only the first western film -- but also the first motion picture produced which contained a coherent plot! It was also one of the very first box office blockbusters, instantly becoming a huge commercial success and spawning many outright imitations. Featuring Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson in four separate roles, the 740-foot film catapulted him into some 375 other pictures and set numerous precedents in filmmaking techniques. This 100th anniversary special edition version contains two versions of this historically significant western, the original silent archival version provided by the Library of Congress and a digitally enhanced version with a new music and effects track and color tinted sequences. In addition, we are presenting three other important silent classics, which feature two of the greatest contributors to the heritage of western cinema -- William S. Hart and Tom Mix and one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, D. W. Griffith. "The Heart of Texas Ryan" (1916), featuring the legendary Tom Mix -- one of the most flamboyant, true-life cowboy heroes of the silent era -- is filled with the kind of action Tom Mix fans loved, including a kidnapping, fistfights and a last-minute rescue. The second feature, "Tumbleweeds" (1925) starred the great William S. Hart, in his last and biggest film. Hart co-directed with King Baggott and many consider it worthy of being ranked with "The Covered Wagon" and "The Iron Horse" as a major western epic. The highlight of the film is a spectacular recreation of the Cherokee Strip land rush, which, according to William K. Everson writing in his own A Pictorial History of the Western Film, "was not only splendidly staged and photographed but also edited with a precision and a mathematical rhythm worthy of Eisenstein." As a special bonus the disc also includes one of D. W. Griffith's best films, "The Battle Of Elderbush Gulch" (1913) featuring Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh as two Eastern gals who move out West and encounter hostile Indians. All of these silent films have been enhanced with music and effects tracks and special prologues have been narrated by Will Hutchins (TV's "Sugarfoot"). - Container
D.W. Griffith : years of discovery, 1909-1913(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty two of the best early films directed by D.W. Griffith which helped shape cinematic narrative for two generations
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Related Identities
- Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) 1875-1948 Performer Scenarist Producer Restager Author of screenplay Director Attributed name Film editor Author
- Marsh, Mae 1895-1968 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Kino International Corporation Distributor
- Bitzer, G. W. 1872-1944 Other Cinematographer Photographer
- Cooper, Miriam 1891-1976 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale) 1878-1936 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Barthelmess, Richard 1895-1963 Other Costume designer Performer Actor
- Crisp, Donald 1880-1974 Other Costume designer Performer Contributor Actor
- Laughton, Charles 1899-1962 Other Performer Restager Director Film editor Author
- Winters, Shelley Other Costume designer Performer Actor
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Abused children Actors American Civil War (1861-1865) Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) Brothers and sisters Child abuse Chinese drama Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Davis, Bette, Dixon, Thomas,--Jr., England--London Ethnic relations Ex-convicts Families France Friendship Frontier and pioneer life Gish, Lillian, Griffith, D. W.--(David Wark), Grubb, Davis, Impostors and imposture Iraq--Babylon (Extinct city) Jesus Christ Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Man-woman relationships Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day (France : 1572) Miracles of Jesus Christ Motion picture acting Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors Murder Musicals Musicals--Excerpts Musicals--Librettos New England Night of the hunter (Motion picture) Orphans Poverty Racism in motion pictures Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Sisters Social problems Stalkers Teachings Texas--Texas Panhandle United States United States, West Women Women--Conduct of life
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Alternative Names
Carter, Dorothy Elizabeth 1893-1993
De Guiche, Lillian.
De Guiche, Lillian 1893-1993
Giš, Lilian 1893-1993
Gish, Lilian.
Gish, Lilian 1893-1993
Gish Lilian 1896-1993
Gish, Lilian Diana
Gish, Liliana
Gish, Liljana
Gish, Lillian
Gish, Lillian Diana.
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Guiche Lilian de 1896-1993
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Liliana Giša
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Lillian Gish US-amerikanische Schauspielerin
Lillian Gish yhdysvaltalainen näyttelijä
Lillian Gishová
Lillian Qiş
Lilliana Gish
Λίλιαν Γκις
Лилиан Гиш
Лилијан Гиш
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Ліліян Гіш
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ליליאן גיש
جيش، ليليان، 1893-1993
ليليان غيش
ليليان غيش، 1893-1993
لیلیان گیش
لیلین قیش
لیلین گیش
ਲਿਲੀਅਨ ਗਿਸ਼
லில்லியன் கிஸ்
ലില്ലിയൻ ഗിഷ് അമേരിക്കന് ചലചിത്ര നടന്
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