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'''Lillian Diana Gish'''<ref>Although some unsupported claims indicate that the Gish sisters were born with the surname "de Guiche", in fact their surname at birth was "Gish". According to ''Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life'' (2001), a biography by Charles Affron: "The Gish name was initially the source of some mystification. In 1922, at the time of the opening of ''Orphans of the Storm'', Lillian reported that the Gish family was of French origin, descending from the Duke de Guiche ... [S]uch press-agentry falsification was common."</ref> (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) 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]] [[short film|shorts]], to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']] in 1927<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanity Fair — June 1927 |url=https://vanityfair-staging.azurewebsites.net/issue/19270601/print |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Vanity Fair {{!}} The Complete Archive |page=38 |language=en-US}}</ref> and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/laa/laa84.aspx |title=American Film Institute |website=afi.com}}</ref> In 1999, the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Gish as [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|the 17th-greatest female movie star]] of [[classical Hollywood cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI's 100 YEARS…100 STARS |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-stars/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=American Film Institute |language=en}}</ref>

'''Lillian Diana Gish'''{{efn|Although some unsupported claims indicate that the Gish sisters were born with the surname "de Guiche", in fact their surname at birth was "Gish". According to ''Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life'' (2001), a biography by Charles Affron: "The Gish name was initially the source of some mystification. In 1922, at the time of the opening of ''Orphans of the Storm'', Lillian reported that the Gish family was of French origin, descending from the Duke de Guiche ... [S]uch press-agentry falsification was common."}} (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) 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]] [[short film|shorts]], to 1987. Gish was dubbed the "First Lady of the Screen" by [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']] in 1927<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanity Fair — June 1927 |url=https://vanityfair-staging.azurewebsites.net/issue/19270601/print |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Vanity Fair {{!}} The Complete Archive |page=38 |language=en-US}}</ref> and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/laa/laa84.aspx |title=American Film Institute |website=afi.com}}</ref> In 1999, the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Gish as [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|the 17th-greatest female movie star]] of [[classical Hollywood cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI's 100 YEARS…100 STARS |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-stars/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=American Film Institute |language=en}}</ref>

Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director [[D. W. Griffith]]. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included ''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]'' (1916), ''[[Broken Blossoms]]'' (1919), ''[[Way Down East]]'' (1920), ''[[Orphans of the Storm]]'' (1921), ''[[La Bohème (1926 film)|La Bohème]]'' (1926), and ''[[The Wind (1928 film)|The Wind]]'' (1928).

Having acted on stage with her sister as a child, Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director [[D. W. Griffith]]. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era included ''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]'' (1916), ''[[Broken Blossoms]]'' (1919), ''[[Way Down East]]'' (1920), ''[[Orphans of the Storm]]'' (1921), ''[[La Bohème (1926 film)|La Bohème]]'' (1926), and ''[[The Wind (1928 film)|The Wind]]'' (1928).

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