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Overview
Mini Biography:
Lillian Gish was born on October 14, 1893 in Springfield, Ohio. Her father... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Westport Country Playhouse Gala Held 11/2, Naughton, O'Hara & More To Perform (From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 12:30 AM, PST)
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
(From FilmExperience. 23 October 2009, 8:36 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Dorothy Elizabeth Carter | Miss Lillian GishUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 9 | 4:15 PM | TCM | One Romantic Night |
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1. | The Whales of August (1987) | Sarah Webber | 1987 | - | 7.4 (1,488) |
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2. | Sweet Liberty (1986) | Cecelia Burgess | 1986 | - | 5.7 (1,278) |
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3. | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985) (TV) | Mrs Loftus | 1985 | - | 6.6 (117) |
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4. | Hobson's Choice (1983) (TV) | Miss Molly Winkle | 1983 | - | 7.0 (74) |
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5. | Hambone and Hillie (1983) | Hillie Radcliffe | 1983 | - | 4.8 (78) |
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6. | Thin Ice (1981) (TV) | Grandmother | 1981 | - | 5.3 (25) |
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7. | "The Love Boat" (1977) | Mrs. Williams (1 episode, 1981) | 1981 | - | 5.6 (1,087) |
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8. | A Wedding (1978) | Nettie Sloan | 1978 | - | 6.9 (1,226) |
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9. | Sparrow (1978) (TV) | Widow | 1978 | - | 3.8 (7) |
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10. | Twin Detectives (1976) (TV) | Billy Jo Haskins | 1976 | - | 4.1 (5) |
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11. | Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) (TV) | Martha Brewster | 1969 | - | 6.9 (65) |
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12. | The Comedians (1967) | Mrs. Smith | 1967 | - | 6.5 (602) |
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13. | Warning Shot (1967) | Alice Willows | 1967 | - | 6.8 (227) |
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14. | Follow Me, Boys! (1966) | Hetty Cutler Seibert | 1966 | - | 7.0 (780) |
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15. | "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962) | Bessie Carnby (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.6 (318) |
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16. | "The Defenders" (1961) | Louisa Clarendon / Mrs. Cooper (2 episodes, 1962-1964) | 1964 | - | 8.7 (86) |
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17. | "Breaking Point" (1963) | Stella Manville (1 episode, 1963) | 1963 | - | 8.3 (6) |
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18. | "Mr. Novak" (1963) | Maude Phipps (1 episode, 1963) | 1963 | - | 6.5 (29) |
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19. | The Spiral Staircase (1961) (TV) | Mrs. Warren | 1961 | - | 7.3 (12) |
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20. | The Unforgiven (1960) | Mattilda Zachary | 1960 | - | 6.8 (2,097) |
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21. | "Play of the Week" (1959) | Dolly Talbo (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 5.3 (13) |
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22. | Orders to Kill (1958) | Mrs. Summers | 1958 | - | 6.9 (56) |
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23. | "The Alcoa Hour" (1955) | Esther Crampton (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 6.4 (14) |
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24. | "Ford Star Jubilee" (1955) | Mary Todd Lincoln (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 6.8 (16) |
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25. | "Playwrights '56" (1955) | Mrs. Compson (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.1 (7) |
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26. | "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947) | (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.2 (28) |
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27. | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | Rachel Cooper | 1955 | - | 8.2 (22,716) |
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28. | The Cobweb (1955) | Victoria Inch | 1955 | - | 6.4 (411) |
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29. | "Campbell Playhouse" (1952) | Miss Harrington (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 4.9 (5) |
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30. | "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950) | (2 episodes, 1951-1954) | 1954 | - | 7.9 (25) |
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31. | Christmas Festival Hour of Music (1953) (TV) | 1953 | - | - | |
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32. | The Trip to Bountiful (1953) (TV) | Carrie Watts | 1953 | - | 8.6 (11) |
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33. | "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948) | Abby / Narrator (3 episodes, 1949-1953) | 1953 | - | 8.0 (19) |
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34. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 7.1 (48) |
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35. | "Celanese Theatre" (1951) | (1 episode, 1951) | 1951 | - | 6.8 (7) |
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36. | "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948) | (1 episode, 1949) | 1949 | - | 8.7 (9) |
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37. | Portrait of Jennie (1948) | Mother Mary of Mercy | 1948 | - | 7.7 (2,416) |
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38. | Duel in the Sun (1946) | Laura Belle McCanles | 1946 | - | 7.0 (2,592) |
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39. | Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) | Miss Susie Slagle | 1946 | - | 7.1 (14) |
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40. | Top Man (1943) | Beth Warren | 1943 | - | 5.9 (13) |
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41. | Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) | Mrs. Bergesen | 1942 | - | 6.7 (210) |
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42. | His Double Life (1933) | Alice Chalice | 1933 | - | 6.5 (64) |
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43. | One Romantic Night (1930) | Princess Alexandra | 1930 | - | 7.1 (150) |
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44. | The Wind (1928) | Letty | 1928 | - | 8.5 (2,224) |
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45. | The Enemy (1927) | Pauli Arndt | 1927 | - | 8.9 (8) |
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46. | Annie Laurie (1927) | Annie Laurie | 1927 | - | 8.2 (230) |
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47. | The Scarlet Letter (1926) | Hester Prynne | 1926 | - | 7.8 (387) |
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48. | La boheme (1926) | Mimi | 1926 | - | 8.1 (614) |
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49. | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | (uncredited) Crowd extra in chariot race | 1925 | - | 8.2 (3,060) |
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50. | Romola (1924) | Romola | 1924 | - | 7.0 (42) |
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51. | The White Sister (1923) | Angela Chiaromonte | 1923 | - | 6.9 (102) |
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52. | Orphans of the Storm (1921) | Henriette Girard | 1921 | - | 8.3 (1,490) |
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53. | Way Down East (1920) | Anna Moore | 1920 | - | 8.3 (1,693) |
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54. | The Greatest Question (1919) | Nellie Jarvis | 1919 | - | 7.1 (410) |
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55. | True Heart Susie (1919) | True Heart Susie | 1919 | - | 7.1 (429) |
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56. | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) | (as Miss Lillian Gish) Lucy Burrows | 1919 | - | 7.8 (3,009) |
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57. | A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) | Jennie Timberlake | 1919 | - | 7.1 (38) |
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58. | The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) | Jeannette Peret | 1918 | - | - |
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59. | The Great Love (1918) | Susie Broadplains | 1918 | - | - |
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60. | Hearts of the World (1918) | (uncredited) The Girl, Marie Stephenson | 1918 | - | 7.1 (392) |
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61. | Souls Triumphant (1917) | Lillian Vale | 1917 | - | - |
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62. | The House Built Upon Sand (1916) | Evelyn Dare | 1916 | - | - |
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63. | The Children Pay (1916) | Millicent | 1916 | - | - |
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64. | Diane of the Follies (1916) | Diane | 1916 | - | 4.9 (6) |
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65. | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) | The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle/The Eternal Mother | 1916 | - | 8.2 (4,859) |
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66. | An Innocent Magdalene (1916) | Dorothy Raleigh | 1916 | - | - |
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67. | Sold for Marriage (1916) | Marfa | 1916 | - | 6.6 (14) |
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68. | Daphne and the Pirate (1916) | Daphne La Tour | 1916 | - | 5.3 (7) |
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69. | Pathways of Life (1916) | 1916 | - | - | |
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70. | The Lily and the Rose (1915) | Mary Randolph | 1915 | - | 6.3 (6) |
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71. | Captain Macklin (1915) | Beatrice | 1915 | - | - |
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72. | Enoch Arden (1915) | Annie Lee | 1915 | - | 6.1 (18) |
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73. | The Lost House (1915) | Dosia Dale | 1915 | - | - |
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74. | The Birth of a Nation (1915) | Elsie Stoneman | 1915 | - | 7.1 (8,120) |
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75. | The Sisters (1914/I) | May | 1914 | - | - |
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76. | The Folly of Anne (1914) | Anne | 1914 | - | - |
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77. | The Tear That Burned (1914) | 1914 | - | - | |
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78. | Man's Enemy (1914) | 1914 | - | - | |
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79. | The Angel of Contention (1914) | 1914 | - | - | |
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80. | The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914) | Kitty Bell | 1914 | - | - |
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81. | Lord Chumley (1914) | Eleanor Butterworth | 1914 | - | - |
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82. | Home, Sweet Home (1914/I) | Payne's Sweetheart | 1914 | - | 5.7 (29) |
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83. | The Quicksands (1914/I) | 1914 | - | - | |
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84. | The Battle of the Sexes (1914) | Jane Andrews, the daughter | 1914 | - | 6.7 (15) |
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85. | The Hunchback (1914/I) | A Young Orphan | 1914 | - | - |
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86. | Judith of Bethulia (1914) | The young mother | 1914 | - | 8.0 (548) |
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87. | The Green-Eyed Devil (1914) | 1914 | - | - | |
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88. | A Duel for Love (1914) | 1914 | - | - | |
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89. | The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913) | 1913 | - | 6.1 (7) | |
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90. | The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913) | Melissa Harlow | 1913 | - | 6.8 (225) |
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91. | Madonna of the Storm (1913) | The Mother | 1913 | - | - |
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92. | So Runs the Way (1913) | The Young Woman | 1913 | - | - |
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93. | A Modest Hero (1913) | The Wife | 1913 | - | - |
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94. | A Woman in the Ultimate (1913) | Verda | 1913 | - | - |
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95. | An Indian's Loyalty (1913) | The Ranchero's Daughter | 1913 | - | - |
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96. | During the Round-Up (1913) | The Ranchero's Daughter | 1913 | - | - |
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97. | The Mothering Heart (1913) | The Young Wife | 1913 | - | 6.9 (161) |
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98. | A Timely Interception (1913) | The Farmer's Daughter | 1913 | - | - |
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99. | Just Gold (1913) | The Sweetheart | 1913 | - | - |
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100. | The House of Darkness (1913) | Nurse Playing Piano | 1913 | - | 6.8 (83) |
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101. | The Lady and the Mouse (1913) | The Young Woman | 1913 | - | 6.0 (6) |
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102. | The Left-Handed Man (1913) | The Old Soldier's Daughter | 1913 | - | - |
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103. | A Misunderstood Boy (1913) | The Daughter | 1913 | - | 6.8 (6) |
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104. | The Unwelcome Guest (1913) | At Auction | 1913 | - | - |
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105. | Oil and Water (1913) | In First Audience | 1913 | - | - |
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106. | A Cry for Help (1912) | The Maid | 1912 | - | 3.9 (8) |
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107. | The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) | Birthday Wellwisher | 1912 | - | 5.9 (99) |
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108. | The New York Hat (1912) | Customer in Shop/Outside Church | 1912 | - | 7.0 (188) |
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109. | Brutality (1912) | At Theatre | 1912 | - | 6.3 (13) |
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110. | The Informer (1912) | 1912 | - | 4.9 (9) | |
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111. | My Baby (1912) | 1912 | - | - | |
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112. | Gold and Glitter (1912) | The Young Woman | 1912 | - | 5.2 (10) |
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113. | The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) | The Little Lady | 1912 | - | 6.9 (388) |
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114. | The Painted Lady (1912) | Belle at Ice Cream Festival | 1912 | - | 5.8 (131) |
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115. | The One She Loved (1912) | 1912 | - | 6.0 (5) | |
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116. | In the Aisles of the Wild (1912) | The Younger Daughter | 1912 | - | - |
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117. | So Near, Yet So Far (1912) | A Friend | 1912 | - | - |
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118. | Two Daughters of Eve (1912) | Theater crowd extra | 1912 | - | 5.4 (7) |
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119. | An Unseen Enemy (1912) | The Sister (older) | 1912 | - | 6.9 (186) |
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1. | Silver Glory (1951) (TV) | (writer) | 1951 | - | - |
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2. | Remodeling Her Husband (1920) | (scenario) (as Dorothy Elizabeth Carter) (story) (as Dorothy Elizabeth Carter) | 1920 | - | 5.2 (7) |
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3. | The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) | (story) | 1918 | - | - |
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1. | Hometown Legend (2002) | (performer: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms") | 2002 | - | 5.1 (431) |
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2. | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | ("Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (1887) (uncredited)) | 1955 | - | 8.2 (22,716) |
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1. | Silver Glory (1951) (TV) | (producer) | 1951 | - | - |
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1. | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) | (research assistant) (uncredited) | 1916 | - | 8.2 (4,859) |
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1. | The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993) | (special thanks) | 1993 | - | 5.8 (5) |
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2. | La nuit américaine (1973) | (dedicatee) | 1973 | - | 8.0 (5,642) |
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1. | The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) | Herself - Memorial Tribute | 1994 | - | 6.0 (229) |
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2. | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) | Herself | 1987 | - | 6.6 (43) |
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3. | In Concert at the Met (1984) (TV) | Herself - Host | 1984 | - | - |
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4. | The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) | Herself - Guest of Honor | 1984 | - | 8.3 (111) |
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5. | Lillian Gish (1983) | Herself | 1983 | - | 8.9 (8) |
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6. | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) | Herself (Honoree) | 1982 | - | 6.6 (27) |
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7. | The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982) (TV) | Herself - Presenter | 1982 | - | 5.8 (9) |
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8. | Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) | Herself | 1982 | - | 7.0 (108) |
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9. | A Gift of Music (1981) (TV) | Herself | 1981 | - | - |
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10. | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV) | Herself - Presenter: Best Picture | 1981 | - | 5.7 (81) |
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11. | "The Hollywood Greats" (1977) | Herself (2 episodes, 1978) | 1978 | - | 7.9 (12) |
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12. | The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978) (TV) | Herself | 1978 | - | 7.5 (97) |
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13. | D.W. Griffith, Biograph Years (1975) (TV) | Herself | 1975 | - | - |
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14. | D.W. Griffith (1975) (TV) | Herself | 1975 | - | - |
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15. | "Film '72" (1972) | Herself (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 7.9 (213) |
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16. | "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) | Herself (1 episode, 1971) | 1971 | - | 7.6 (80) |
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17. | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) | Herself - Honorary Award Recipient | 1971 | - | 5.1 (36) |
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18. | Henri Langlois (1970) | Herself | 1970 | - | 7.0 (9) |
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19. | "The David Frost Show" (1969) | Herself (1 episode, 1969) | 1969 | - | 8.5 (25) |
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20. | The Comedians in Africa (1967) | (uncredited) Herself | 1967 | - | 6.0 (47) |
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21. | "Howard K. Smith" (1962) | Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | - |
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22. | "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961) | Herself (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | 8.2 (19) |
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23. | "Toast of the Town" (1948) | Herself (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.4 (100) |
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24. | 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) | (uncredited) Herself | 1955 | - | 5.6 (26) |
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25. | "Person to Person" (1953) | Herself (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 8.8 (28) |
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26. | Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918) | Herself | 1918 | - | - |
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