Lillian Gish

Date of Birth: October 14, 1893.

Place of Birth: Springfield, OH.

Movies/Films/Career:

The Test,1909; Way Down East, 1920; La Bohoma; The Wind; Broken Promises, All Unseen Enemy, 1924; Hearts of the World, 1918; Orphans of the Storm, 1921; Remoldeling Her Husband, 1920 (she directed and it starred her sister, Dorothy Gish).

Sound Films and Television

His Double Life, 1934; Duel in the Sun, 1946; Portrait of Jennie, 1948; The Night of the Hunter, 1955; The Comedians, 1955; A Wedding, 1978; Goodyear T.V. Playhouse, U.S. Steel Hour, and Twin Detectives (all in the seventies, cameo appearances); Hobson's Choice, 1983; Adventures of Huckelberry Finn, 1985; The Whales of August, 1987.

Date of Death: February 23, 1993, aged 99!

Place of Death: New York, New York.

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