Life and Lillian Gish
Albert Bigelow Paine
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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) (10 hr 2 min)
Kapitel
| Epigraph | 2:41 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| Prologue | 1:30 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| A Girl Child, Born with a Caul | 4:09 | Gelesen von Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Life and a Little Girl | 7:54 | Gelesen von Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| On Nat Goodwin's Shoulder | 8:29 | Gelesen von Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| 'Theatre People' | 8:18 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| A Little Trouper | 22:11 | Gelesen von Jude Somers |
| Adventures of Dorothy | 6:15 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| Mary Pickford in the Scene | 7:40 | Gelesen von Andrea Kotzer |
| 'Down the Line' | 6:23 | Gelesen von Andrea Kotzer |
| 'Her First False Step' | 19:35 | Gelesen von Kathleen Moore |
| Dorothy's Tree | 6:37 | Gelesen von Kathleen Moore |
| 'Supporting Bernhardt' | 5:41 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| Massillon Days | 8:58 | Gelesen von John |
| Where the 'Road' Ends. Nell | 5:48 | Gelesen von David Lawrence |
| A Convent School. Typhoid | 9:53 | Gelesen von John |
| Shawnee | 13:37 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| It Sounds Like Heaven | 5:49 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Mr. Biograph' | 8:55 | Gelesen von Andrea Kotzer |
| Griffith's Group of Players | 5:26 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| Belasco Delivers a Verdict | 10:11 | Gelesen von John |
| A Studio on Pico Street | 18:34 | Gelesen von Chuck Williamson |
| The Path to Stardom | 14:06 | Gelesen von Chuck Williamson |
| 'Home Sweet Home' | 9:17 | Gelesen von John |
| 'The Birth of a Nation' | 13:05 | Gelesen von John |
| 'Intolerance' | 8:01 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| There Were No Love Affairs | 11:11 | Gelesen von John |
| The Nightmare of War | 5:33 | Gelesen von David Lawrence |
| Under Fire | 5:53 | Gelesen von Michael Fassio |
| France | 7:16 | Gelesen von Michael Fassio |
| 'Hearts of the World' | 4:16 | Gelesen von Michael Fassio |
| 'Broken Blossoms' | 11:07 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| 'I Work Such Long Hours' | 5:10 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| Director Lillian | 15:06 | Gelesen von John |
| 'Way Down East' | 19:21 | Gelesen von John |
| Sad, Unprofitable Days | 8:41 | Gelesen von John |
| Picturing the Reign of Terror | 12:03 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| Italy | 18:57 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The White Sister' | 17:28 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Romola' | 22:14 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| Also, the Intelligentsia | 10:00 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| 'La Bohême' | 25:38 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The Scarlet Letter' | 19:58 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The First Lady of the Screen' | 7:15 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| 'Wind' | 10:21 | Gelesen von John |
| Good-bye California | 7:54 | Gelesen von John |
| Reinhardt | 15:30 | Gelesen von John |
| The Shadow Speaks | 7:07 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| On the Flying Carpet | 5:31 | Gelesen von John |
| 'One Romantic Night' | 10:42 | Gelesen von Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Uncle Vanya' | 8:40 | Gelesen von BettyB |
| 'Helena' in New York | 11:21 | Gelesen von John |
| 'The Penalty of Greatness' | 15:31 | Gelesen von John |
| Working with Lillian | 13:09 | Gelesen von John |
| 'Uncle Vanya' Takes the Road | 13:25 | Gelesen von John |
| Reliving the Years | 8:59 | Gelesen von John |
| A Few Notes | 6:24 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
| L'Envoi | 1:51 | Gelesen von Tomas Peter |
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M Gordon
My grandparents loved Lillian Gish. She was an excellent actress.