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Lillian Gish

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Biography

Lillian Gish was born on October 14, 1893. When her father left the family, she and her sister Dorothy turned to acting for a…more

Born

Springfield, Ohio

Died

2/27/1993

Birth Name

Lillian Diana de Guiche

Gender

Female

Credits

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Role
- Silents Please
  Henriette Girard
  - S 1: Ep 2 Orphans Of The Storm (pt 1)
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Birth of the Movies
    4/22/51
Guest Star (28)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 170 May 26, 1978
    5/26/78
- Camera Three
  Herself
  - S 20: Ep 22 D.W. Griffith: The Biograph Years [Part II]
    2/9/75
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/15/71
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 27 October 7, 1969
    10/7/69
  - S 4: Ep 191 June 13, 1972
    6/13/72
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 6 June 6, 1969
    6/6/69
  - S 6: Ep 123 March 23, 1972
    3/23/72
  - S 4: Ep 50 March 6, 1970
    3/6/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 172 May 5, 1969
    5/5/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 167 April 22, 1969
    4/22/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 158 April 16, 1969
    4/16/69
  - S 17: Ep 21 October 18, 1978
    10/18/78
  - S 14: Ep 92 January 20, 1976
    1/20/76
  - S 10: Ep 40 October 22, 1971
    10/22/71
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Bessie Carnby
  - S 2: Ep 32 Body in the Barn
    7/3/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Mrs. Cooper
  - S 3: Ep 34 Stowaway
    6/13/64
- Breaking Point
  Stella Manville
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct
    12/16/63
- The Defenders (1961)
  Louisa Clarendon
  - S 2: Ep 14 Grandma TNT
    12/22/62
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Beauty of a Woman
    4/1/62
- The Play of the Week
  Dolly Talbo
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Grass Harp
    3/28/60
- Alcoa Hour
  Esther Crampton
  - S 2: Ep 4 Morning's at Seven
    11/4/56
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Mary Todd Lincoln
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Day Lincoln Was Shot
    2/11/56
- Playwrights 56
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Sound And The Fury
    12/6/55
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Mrs. Bibb
  - S 9: Ep 4 I, Mrs. Bibb
    10/19/55
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 1 Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
    9/25/55
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 12 November 19, 1954
    11/19/54
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 29 The Quality of Mercy
    3/15/54
  - S 2: Ep 18 Ladies in Retirement
    5/7/51
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Carrie Watts
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Trip to Bountiful
    3/1/53
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 26 My Life's History
    3/28/52
- Celanese Theatre
  Sister Christina
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Joyous Season
    12/26/51
- Celebrity Time
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 23 6/4/1950
    6/4/50
- Ford Theatre
  Mrs. Midget
  - S 1: Ep 6 Outward Bound
    3/13/49
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Abby
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Late Christopher Bean
    2/6/49

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Trivia
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- Lillian was related to President Zachary Taylor on her mother's side.
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- Lillian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1720 Vine Street for her contributions in motion pictures.
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- Awards & Nominations::
  1946 Academy Award Nomination for a Best Supporting Actress for her role as Laura Belle McCanles in Duel in the Sun.
  1970 Honorary Academy Award for her contribution to the progression of motion pictures.
  1982 Kennedy Center Honors.
  1984 American Film Institute, Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Quotes
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- Lillian: Actors, like soldiers, can bed down anywhere.
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- Lillian: I've never been in style, so I can never go out of style.
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- Lillian: Never get caught acting.
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