Massillon Days

Life and Lillian Gish

by Albert Bigelow PAINE (1861 - 1937)

An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bigelow Paine chronicles Gish's early life, her close relationship with her sister Dorothy, her rise in film as an actor with Biograph Studios and muse of D. W. Griffith, her short time as a contract actor with MGM, and her return to the stage in the advent of the talkies. Peppered throughout with intimate and amusing anecdotes, this is a must-read for film historians, silent film enthusiasts, and admirers of one of cinema's legendary talents. (Tomas Peter)

Listen next episodes of Life and Lillian Gish:
A Convent School. Typhoid , A Few Notes , A Studio on Pico Street , Also, the Intelligentsia , Belasco Delivers a Verdict , 'Broken Blossoms' , Director Lillian , France , Good-bye California , Griffith's Group of Players , 'Hearts of the World' , 'Helena' in New York , 'Home Sweet Home' , 'I Work Such Long Hours' , 'Intolerance' , It Sounds Like Heaven , Italy , 'La Bohême' , L'Envoi , 'Mr. Biograph' , On the Flying Carpet , 'One Romantic Night' , Picturing the Reign of Terror , Reinhardt , Reliving the Years , 'Romola' , Sad, Unprofitable Days , Shawnee , 'The Birth of a Nation' , 'The First Lady of the Screen' , The Nightmare of War , The Path to Stardom , 'The Penalty of Greatness' , 'The Scarlet Letter' , The Shadow Speaks , 'The White Sister' , There Were No Love Affairs , 'Uncle Vanya' , 'Uncle Vanya' Takes the Road , Under Fire , 'Way Down East' , Where the 'Road' Ends. Nell , 'Wind' , Working with Lillian