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Lillian Diana Gish

Lillian Gish, 1921

Born

Lillian Diana Gish
October 14, 1893
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.

Died

February 27, 1993 (aged 99)
New York City, U.S.

Years active

1912 – 1987

Official website

Awards won
Academy Awards
Academy Honorary Award 1971 Lifetime Achievement
Other Awards
AFI Life Achievement Award 1984 Lifetime Achievement NBR Award for Best Actress 1987 The Whales of August

Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993), was an American stage, screen and televison actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included a memorable role in the 1955 cult thriller Night of the Hunter. She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing opposite Bette Davis in the 1987 film The Whales of August.

The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.

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LILLIAN GISH

Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 , 1893 – February 27 , 1993 ), was an American stage, screen and televison actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.