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Life and Lillian Gish

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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)

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Epigraph
02:41
Chapter 2
Prologue
01:30
Chapter 3
A Girl Child, Born with a Caul
04:09
Chapter 4
Life and a Little Girl
07:54
Chapter 5
On Nat Goodwin's Shoulder
08:29
Chapter 6
'Theatre People'
08:18
Chapter 7
A Little Trouper
22:11
Chapter 8
Adventures of Dorothy
06:15
Chapter 9
Mary Pickford in the Scene
07:40
Chapter 10
'Down the Line'
06:23
Chapter 11
'Her First False Step'
19:35
Chapter 12
Dorothy's Tree
06:37
Chapter 13
'Supporting Bernhardt'
05:41
Chapter 14
Massillon Days
08:58
Chapter 15
Where the 'Road' Ends. Nell
05:48
Chapter 16
A Convent School. Typhoid
09:53
Chapter 17
Shawnee
13:37
Chapter 18
It Sounds Like Heaven
05:49
Chapter 19
'Mr. Biograph'
08:55
Chapter 20
Griffith's Group of Players
05:26
Chapter 21
Belasco Delivers a Verdict
10:11
Chapter 22
A Studio on Pico Street
18:34
Chapter 23
The Path to Stardom
14:06
Chapter 24
'Home Sweet Home'
09:17
Chapter 25
'The Birth of a Nation'
13:05
Chapter 26
'Intolerance'
08:01
Chapter 27
There Were No Love Affairs
11:11
Chapter 28
The Nightmare of War
05:33
Chapter 29
Under Fire
05:53
Chapter 30
France
07:16
Chapter 31
'Hearts of the World'
04:16
Chapter 32
'Broken Blossoms'
11:07
Chapter 33
'I Work Such Long Hours'
05:10
Chapter 34
Director Lillian
15:06
Chapter 35
'Way Down East'
19:21
Chapter 36
Sad, Unprofitable Days
08:41
Chapter 37
Picturing the Reign of Terror
12:03
Chapter 38
Italy
18:57
Chapter 39
'The White Sister'
17:28
Chapter 40
'Romola'
22:14
Chapter 41
Also, the Intelligentsia
10:00
Chapter 42
'La Bohême'
25:38
Chapter 43
'The Scarlet Letter'
19:58
Chapter 44
'The First Lady of the Screen'
07:15
Chapter 45
'Wind'
10:21
Chapter 46
Good-bye California
07:54
Chapter 47
Reinhardt
15:30
Chapter 48
The Shadow Speaks
07:07
Chapter 49
On the Flying Carpet
05:31
Chapter 50
'One Romantic Night'
10:42
Chapter 51
'Uncle Vanya'
08:40
Chapter 52
'Helena' in New York
11:21
Chapter 53
'The Penalty of Greatness'
15:31
Chapter 54
Working with Lillian
13:09
Chapter 55
'Uncle Vanya' Takes the Road
13:25
Chapter 56
Reliving the Years
08:59
Chapter 57
A Few Notes
06:24
Chapter 58
L'Envoi
01:51

Life and Lillian Gish

Chapters

Epigraph

Prologue

A Girl Child, Born with a Caul

Life and a Little Girl

On Nat Goodwin's Shoulder

'Theatre People'

A Little Trouper

Adventures of Dorothy

Mary Pickford in the Scene

'Down the Line'

'Her First False Step'

Dorothy's Tree

'Supporting Bernhardt'

Massillon Days

Where the 'Road' Ends. Nell

A Convent School. Typhoid

Shawnee

It Sounds Like Heaven

'Mr. Biograph'

Griffith's Group of Players

Belasco Delivers a Verdict

A Studio on Pico Street

The Path to Stardom

'Home Sweet Home'

'The Birth of a Nation'

'Intolerance'

There Were No Love Affairs

The Nightmare of War

Under Fire

France

'Hearts of the World'

'Broken Blossoms'

'I Work Such Long Hours'

Director Lillian

'Way Down East'

Sad, Unprofitable Days

Picturing the Reign of Terror

Italy

'The White Sister'

'Romola'

Also, the Intelligentsia

'La Bohême'

'The Scarlet Letter'

'The First Lady of the Screen'

'Wind'

Good-bye California

Reinhardt

The Shadow Speaks

On the Flying Carpet

'One Romantic Night'

'Uncle Vanya'

'Helena' in New York

'The Penalty of Greatness'

Working with Lillian

'Uncle Vanya' Takes the Road

Reliving the Years

A Few Notes

L'Envoi