With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.
With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.
The late Stuart Oderman was an internationally acclaimed silent film pianist. He lived in New Jersey.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface 1. Father, Dear Father 2. The Road to Biograph and Mr. Griffith 3. Events Leading to The Birth: I 4. Events Leading to The Birth: II 5. The Birth of a Nation 6. Triangle Time 7. Dark Crossings 8. Little Poems 9. A Reward 10. Ice Floes 11. Storms and Partings 12. In Italy: I 13. In Italy: II 14. Betrayals 15. Mimi 16. Hester 17. Other Matters 18. Unkindest Cuts 19. Miss Gish Is Miss Gish 20. Travels and Tribulations 21. Novelties 22. Integrity 23. Games, Favorites, and Politics 24. Back on the Boards 25. The Road to Elsinore 26. Changes and Adjustments 27. Choices: Right and Wrong 28. The Road Back 29. None but the Lonely Heart 30. Tubes in a Box 31. The "Comeback" 32. Just Her Name 33. The "Singing" Empress 34. Full Circle 35. Honors and Surprises 36. Taking Stock 37. The Last Reel Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface 1. Father, Dear Father 2. The Road to Biograph and Mr. Griffith 3. Events Leading to The Birth: I 4. Events Leading to The Birth: II 5. The Birth of a Nation 6. Triangle Time 7. Dark Crossings 8. Little Poems 9. A Reward 10. Ice Floes 11. Storms and Partings 12. In Italy: I 13. In Italy: II 14. Betrayals 15. Mimi 16. Hester 17. Other Matters 18. Unkindest Cuts 19. Miss Gish Is Miss Gish 20. Travels and Tribulations 21. Novelties 22. Integrity 23. Games, Favorites, and Politics 24. Back on the Boards 25. The Road to Elsinore 26. Changes and Adjustments 27. Choices: Right and Wrong 28. The Road Back 29. None but the Lonely Heart 30. Tubes in a Box 31. The "Comeback" 32. Just Her Name 33. The "Singing" Empress 34. Full Circle 35. Honors and Surprises 36. Taking Stock 37. The Last Reel Notes Bibliography Index
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