Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

American actor, actress, motion picture producers and director, screenwriter (1893–1993)

Lillian Diana Gish was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by Vanity Fair in 1927 and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th-greatest female movie star of classical Hollywood cinema.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 59 films (1912–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 17 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1947 Duel In The Sun unknown 129 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1947 Duel in the Sun Selznick International Pictures Inc 2:10:00 16mm Color sound
1948 Portrait of Jennie William Dieterle 86 min 16mm Color & B&W
1948 Portrait Of Jennie. William Dieterle 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 The Cobweb. Loew’s Incorporated 124 min 35mm Color sound
1955 The night of the hunter Charles Laughton 92 B&W
1966 Follow Me, Boys Walt Disney Productions. 131 min 16mm Color sound
1966 Warning shot. Paramount Pictures Corp. & Bob Banner Associates Inc. 100 min 35mm Color sound
1978 A Wedding Robert Altman 125 min Color