FrameThrower · Actors · Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
3 films · 161 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1915–1955
Born 14 October 1893 · Springfield, Ohio, USA · died 27 February 1993
Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.
She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included memorable roles in the controversial western Duel in the Sun (1946) and the offbeat thriller Night of the Hunter (1955).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 161 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1915–1955
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actress1987
- AFI Life Achievement Award1984
- Kennedy Center Honors1982
- Ohio Women's Hall of Fame1980
- Crystal Award1979
- Academy Honorary Award1970
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
How their films are shot
Measured across 161 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Lillian takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 58% of their frames are night, 45% low key — the look of the work Lillian takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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