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Tribute to Lillian Gish~All music by Frozen Silence.Lillian Gish 1893-1993 was an American stage, screen and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987.Having appeared in over 25 short films and features in her first two years as a movie actress, Lillian became a major star, becoming known as "The First Lady of the Silent Screen".MGM released her from her contract in 1928 after the failure of The Wind (1928), now recognized by many as among her finest performances and one of the most distinguished works of the late silent period. (Film clips are in this video).With her debut in talkies only moderately successful, she acted on the stage for the most part in the 1930s and early 1940s.Gish made numerous television appearances from the early 1950s into the late 1980s.She maintained a very close relationship with her sister Dorothy, as well as with Mary Pickford, for her entire life. Another of her closest friends was actress Helen Hayes.

Broken Blossoms 1919.

Infinitely charming, His Double Life sparkles with free flowing performances from Roland Young and Academy Award recipient Lillian Gish. The story is of a brilliant but socially awkward artist who’s overcome with the fame that’s been thrust upon him. By a great confluence of circumstances, Young’s trusted aid dies tragically but his body is mistaken for Young himself. Seizing the moment, Young assumes the identity of his fallen friend! But along with the identity, Young continues a romantic correspondence with a lady (Gish) who has never met him! Sweet, enchanting, and enriching, His Double Life will bewitch viewers with style and grace that sweeps across the screen.

Directed by: John HustonWith: Burt Lancaster, John Saxon, Charles Bickford, Audrey Hepburn, Lillian Gish, Audie MurphyPioneers struggle against Kiowa Indians who claim that the settlers' adopted daughter is a member of their tribe. Superb cast! -- VideoDetective.com.

From the movie The Night of the Hunter - Ms. Cooper (Lillian Gish) is in awe of the strength of little children to endure in a world that is harsh and cruel.

From the movie The Night of the Hunter - Mrs. Cooper (Lillian Gish) guards the house with her gun and joins in on a song with Mr. Powell (Robert Mitchum) who watches from the yard.

From the movie The Unforgiven - Ben (Burt Lancaster) discredits Kelsey’s (Joseph Wiseman) words as lies, then Mattilda (Lillian Gish) executes him.

Les deux orphelines (Orphans of the Storm) - D.W. Griffith (1921) - USA : Peu avant la Révolution française, deux orphelines (soeurs de lait) se rendent à Paris en vue de soigner Louise... (SUITE de cet extrait : elles vont être séparées. Louise, aveugle, sera exploitée par une horrible mégère en l' obligeant à mendier dans les rues. Henriette deviendra la proie d'un marquis débauché qui veut la séduire de force) Durée : 150 min. (2:30) Acteurs : Lillian Gish (Henriette Girard), Dorothy Gish (Louise Girard), Joseph Schildkraut (Chevalier de Vaudrey), Frank Losee (Count de Linieres), Katherine Emmet (Countess de Linieres), Morgan Wallace (Marquis de Praille), Lucille La Verne (Mother Frochard), Sheldon Lewis (Jacques Frochard), Frank Puglia (Pierre Frochard), Creighton Hale (Picard), Leslie King (Jacques-Forget-Not), Monte Blue (Danton), Sidney Herbert (Robespierre), Lee Kohlmar (King Louis XVI), Marcia Harris (Henriette's landlady)

Part 2 : Dans la très puritaine ville de Boston (USA), Hester Prynne (une couturière) est punie pour avoir eu un comportement "léger" le jour du sabbat, mais heureusement le ministre du culte Arthur Dimmesdale prend pitié d'elle après avoir dû sévir à contre-coeur.... Hélas, ce n' est que le début de cette sombre histoire... car nous sommes à Boston au XIXème siècle... Lillian Gish : Née le 14/10/1893 à Springfield, Ohio, USA Décédée le 27/02/1993 à l'âge de 99 ans - New York City Taille : 1,66 m. Soeur de Dorothy Gish (actrice) : 11/03/1898 - 04/06/1968 à l'âge de 70 ans

Henriette and Louise, a foundling, are raised together as sisters. When Louise goes blind, Henriette swears to take care of her forever. They go to Paris to see if Louise's blindness can be cured, but are separated when an aristocrat lusts after Henriette and abducts her. Only Chevalier de Vaudrey is kind to her, and they fall in love. The French Revolution replaces the corrupt Aristocracy with the equally corrupt Robespierre. De Vaudrey, who has always been good to peasants, is condemned to death for being an aristocrat, and Henriette for harboring him. Will revolutionary hero Danton, the only voice for mercy in the new regime, be able to save them from the guillotine?

Part 1 : Production (MGM - année 1926), distribution et exposition : Dans la très puritaine ville de Boston (USA) Réalisateur : Victor Sjöström Scénaristes : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Frances Marion Acteurs : Lillian Gish (Hester Prynne) Née le 14/10/1893 à Springfield, Ohio, USA Décédée le 27/02/1993 à l'âge de 99 ans - New York City Taille : 1,66 m. Soeur de Dorothy Gish (actrice) : 11/03/1898 - 04/06/1968 à l'âge de 70 ans Lars Hanson (The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale), Henry B. Walthall (Roger Chillingworth), Karl Dane (Master Giles), William H. Tooker (Governor Bellingham), Marcelle Corday (Mistress Hibbins), Fred Herzog (The Jailer), Jules Cowles (The Beadle), Mary Hawes (Patience), Joyce Coad (Pearl), James A. Marcus (A Sea Captain)

Part 3 : Le péché... Réalisateur : Victor Sjöström (Victor David Sjöström) est né le 20/09/1879 à Silbodal, Värmlands län, Sweden & est décédé le 03/01/1960 à l'âge de 80 ans. Remarque :   à propos de "Victor Sjöström" >>> La charrette fantôme (réalisateur en 1921) + Les Fraises sauvages (comme acteur en 1957 - (Wild Strawberries) le réalisateur étant : Ingmar Bergman).

La Nuit du chasseur : Clip 1 - de Charles Laughton Avec Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden... Sortie en salles le 13 Avril 2011Plus d'infos =>http://www.kelfilm.com/dossiers/dossiers.php?id_dossier=3977

Suite... (C' est difficile d' assumer le passé)..courage HESTER ... Dans l'Amérique du XVIIe siècle, la Nouvelle Angleterre est hantée par l'intolérance puritaine et le souvenir des sorcières. A Salem, Hester Prynne belle jeune femme mariée à un docteur plus âgé dont elle n'a plus de nouvelles depuis 7 ans, est victime de la jalousie des femmes les plus malveillantes de la communauté. Le jeune pasteur honnête et droit, tombe amoureux d'elle malgré toute sa bonne volonté. Mais il est envoyé comme émissaire par le roi à l'étranger. Il revient quelques mois plus tard pour découvrir qu'Hester est emprisonné pour adultère. Elle portera sur la poitrine la lettre A, en signe de son crime, jusqu'à ce qu'elle avoue le nom de son amant.... .... Lillian Gish (als Hester Prynne).... pour la suite voir IMDB.

Η ΓΕΝΝΗΣΗ ΕΝΟΣ ΕΘΝΟΥΣ - The Birth of a Nation (1915)190 min - Drama | History | Romance - Silent movie - black & whiteThe Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war. Director: D.W. GriffithWriters: Thomas F. Dixon Jr. (novel), Thomas F. Dixon Jr. (play)Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh and Henry B. Walthall Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004972/