On March 12, 1993, Lillian Gish's memorial service was attended by
a host of celebrities whose lives had been touched by her long and
remarkable career. From her first film, ""An Unseen Enemy"" (1912),
to her last, ""The Whales of August"" (1987), Lillian Gish
personified film.With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100
years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to
blockbusters. Almost always playing someone who needed to be
rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability
were, however, only part of her persona. She was a strong and
complex woman whose painful childhood taught her frugality, love
for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. In
this, her most complete biography, the author, who was her friend,
chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that
shaped her from her days as a fatherless child to those as head of
her family, and on to a time when she became nearly a legend.
Featuring rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian,
Dorothy, and other important figures, the biography is helpful in
understanding film history as well as one of its most beautiful and
important figures.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2009 |
| First published: |
June 2009 |
| Authors: |
Stuart Oderman
|
| Dimensions: |
179 x 253 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
408 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-4075-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
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| LSN: |
0-7864-4075-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780786440757 |
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