The Cardinal
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Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898 – June 4, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .
Dorothy Gish. Actress: Nell Gwyn. Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James Lee Gish was frequently absent. Mary Robinson McConnell a.k.a. Mary Gish, her mother, had entered into acting to make money to support the family.
Mar 11, 2008 · Dorothy Gish (born March 11, 1898, Massillon, Ohio, U.S.—died June 4, 1968, Rapallo, Italy) was an American actress who, like her sister Lillian, was a major figure in silent films, particularly director D.W. Griffith’s classics.
Dorothy Gish. Actress: Nell Gwyn. Dorothy Gish was born into a broken family where her restless father James Lee Gish was frequently absent. Mary Robinson McConnell a.k.a. Mary Gish, her mother, had entered into acting to make money to support the family.
Dorothy passed away in 1968 at the age of 70 in Italy. This brief summary does little justice to the career nor the delightful personality that was Dorothy Gish. Her life and career will be explored in detail via a biography that is currently being researched with the intent for publication.
Biography of actor Dorothy Gish, accomplished screen star of the early silent era (as was her sister Lillian Gish), who acted on Broadway during the 1930s and 1940s, and appeared on television during the 1950s and 1960s.
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898 – June 4, 1968) was an American actress. She was born in Dayton, Ohio. She was very young when her father abandoned the family. Dorothy, her older sister Lillian, and their mother entered the theatrical profession to support themselves.
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
One of the pioneering actresses of silent film, Dorothy Gish starred in over 20 films directed by legendary filmmaker D. W. Griffith. Like her older sister and co-star, Lillian, Gish played roles that embodied Griffith's vision of ideal womanhood—charming, chaste, and strong-willed.
Gish, Dorothy (1898–1968) American actress. Born Dorothy Elizabeth Gish on Mar 11, 1898, in Dayton, Ohio; died of bronchial pneumonia in Rapallo, Italy, June 4, 1968; younger dau. of Mary (McConnell) and James Lee Gish (struggling grocer and candy merchant); sister of Lillian Gish (actress); descendant of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of US; m.
