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Lillian Gish

Oct 14, 1893 - Feb 27, 1993 (99 years old) in Springfield, Ohio, USA

Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American stage, screen and television 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 memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller Night of the Hunter (1955). She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing, for the first time, 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.

Known For

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The Philco Television Playhouse
Abby
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The Love Boat
Mrs. Williams
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bessie Carnby
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The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
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The Defenders
Louisa Clarendon
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The Night of the Hunter
Rachel Cooper
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Mr. Novak
Maude Phipps
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The Birth of a Nation
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

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