Birthname: Dorothy Elizabeth Gish
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born |
Mar 11, 1898
Massillon, OH |
| Died |
Jun 4, 1968
Rapallo, Italy |
| Age | Died at 70 |
Dorothy Gish |
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| Job | Actress, director, writer |
| Years active | 1912-1963 |
| Top Roles | The Young Woman, In Telegraph Office, Celia, , |
| Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Short Films, Historical, Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Pirate, Book-Based, Ancient World, Romance (Drama), Revenge |
| Top Collaborators | D.W. Griffith (Director), Lillian Gish, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Harron, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Walter Miller, Christy Cabanne (Director) |
| Also Born on March 11 | |
| Also Born in 1898 | |
| Also Born in Ohio | |
| Also a Pisces | |
Dorothy Gish Overview:
Legendary actress, Dorothy Gish, was born Dorothy Elizabeth Gish on Mar 11, 1898 in Massillon, OH. Gish died at the age of 70 on Jun 4, 1968 in Rapallo, Italy .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Gish was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Dorothy Gish BlogHub Articles:
Silents are Golden: The Iconic Careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish
Silents are Golden: The Iconic Careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish “I remember one day in the early summer going through the gloomy old hall of the Biograph Studio when suddenly all gloom seemed to disappear. This change in atmosphere was caused by the presence of two young girls sitting side b... Read full article
A Film Dedicated to Lillian and Dorothy Gish : La Nuit Américaine (François Truffaut, 1973)
La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) is one of those films I watched during the first years of my cinematic exploration. I remember liking back then but when I saw it for the second time years after, at the Outremont Theatre in Montreal, my reaction to it was completely different. I the right way. I ... Read full article
The Silent Life: Make yourself a WWI era Dorothy Gish Tam o’ Shanter
Dorothy Gish in Hearts of the World I don’t think anyone will argue with the suggestion that Dorothy Gish pretty much walked away with Hearts of the World. Her Little Disturber was a sassy little number who wore a signature Tam o’ Shanter. The tam was a popular headgear choice for fashio... Read full article
Gish the Lesser, Happy Birthday! Dorothy Gish, Born March 11; 1898-1968 (2)
Popular two-reel actress Dorothy Gish never achieved the status of her older sister Lillian Gish, but, they did a few films together, most notably, Hearts of the World, 1918 and Orphans of the Storm (almost nary, have the heart-strings been pulled at, any better), 1921, also Lillian directed (her ... Read full article
Gish the Lesser, Happy Birthday! Dorothy Gish, Born March 11; 1898-1968
Popular two-reel actress Dorothy Gish never achieved the status of her older sister Lillian Gish, but, they did a few films together, most notably, Hearts of the World, 1918 and Orphans of the Storm (almost nary, have the heart-strings been pulled at, any better), 1921, also Lillian directed (her ... Read full article
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