Introduction to Lillian Gish
A peak into key moments in her acting career.
(1893 - 1993)
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Early Life
Early Life
Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1893, to Mary Gish and James Leigh de Guiche. She starred in her first performance, Convict's Stripes, in 1902 (The Kennedy Center).
Middle Life
Middle Life
In 1912, she made her screen debut in D.W. Griffith's An Unseen Enemy.
Late Life
Late Life
Her last performance was at the age of 94 and was in The Whales of August (Michigan Today, 2011). She passed away at the age of 99 in 1933, in New York City.
Who She Was Growing Up
Who She Was Growing Up
Lillian Gish, along with her younger sister, Dorothy Gish, both grew up in Springfield, Ohio. From a young age, they both followed their mom in her footsteps of becoming an actress.
Lillian was born into a lower-class family, with a father who was absent, and a mother who got into acting to support her family. Once Lillian and her sister, Dorothy, were old enough they did the same.
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