Life And Lillian Gish - Bigelow, Paine Albert
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"Life and Lillian Gish" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a biography of one of the most iconic actresses of the silent film era, Lillian Gish. The book details Gish's life from her birth in Ohio in 1893 to her death in New York in 1993 and chronicles her long and successful career in Hollywood. This biography is based on extensive research, including interviews with Gish herself, as well as her family and colleagues in the film industry. The book covers Gish's early years in the theater, her transition to silent films, and her collaborations with legendary director D.W. Griffith in films like "The…mehr

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"Life and Lillian Gish" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a biography of one of the most iconic actresses of the silent film era, Lillian Gish. The book details Gish's life from her birth in Ohio in 1893 to her death in New York in 1993 and chronicles her long and successful career in Hollywood. This biography is based on extensive research, including interviews with Gish herself, as well as her family and colleagues in the film industry. The book covers Gish's early years in the theater, her transition to silent films, and her collaborations with legendary director D.W. Griffith in films like "The Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance." Throughout the biography, Paine portrays Gish as a pioneering figure in the film industry and a resilient and compassionate individual who never lost her love for the art of cinema. Moreover, "Life and Lillian Gish" is a compelling portrait of one of Hollywood's most enduring and influential actresses, and offers a unique insight into the early days of cinema and the cultural and social changes that shaped the 20th century.
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Albert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer who was born on July 10, 1861, and died on April 9, 1937. He is best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine wrote in many different styles, such as poetry, comedy, and fiction. He was on the Pulitzer Prize Committee. Paine was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to a merchant named Mercy Coval Kirby Paine and a farmer named Samuel Estabrook Paine. When he was one, he moved to Bentonsport, Iowa, with his family. Paine went to school in Xenia, a town in southern Illinois where he lived from his early years until he was in his early twenties. His house in Xenia is still there. At age 20, he moved to St. Louis and went to school to learn how to be a photographer. After that, he opened a photography supply store in Fort Scott, Kansas. Paine moved to New York in 1895 and sold his business so he could write full-time. He spent a lot of his life in Europe, where he wrote two books about Joan of Arc.