Life and Lillian Gish

This work sheds light on the life and works of Lillian Gish, an American actress, director, and screenwriter known as the «First Lady of American Cinema.» Her film career spanned 75 years, from silent film shorts to 1987. Her notable films from the silent era include The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), and Way Down East (1920). Gish acted on stage with her sister as a child and was particularly associated with the films of D.W. Griffith. Moreover, she was an advocate for the preservation of silent film and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1972.