Gish, Lillian 1893-1993

Lillian Gish : the movies, Mr. Griffith, and me by Lillian Gish ( Book )
31 editions published between 1969 and 1990 in English and French and held by 1,622 libraries worldwide
A conversation between Lillian Gish and Robert Cromie about the early days in the evolution of film making.

The birth of a nation by David Wark Griffith ( Visual )
70 editions published between 1914 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,545 libraries worldwide
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.

The night of the hunter ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in English and held by 1,186 libraries worldwide
A psychotic self-styled preacher marries and murders a young widow for her money. He then pursues her children to get his hands on the money, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman.

The birth of a nation ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and held by 769 libraries worldwide
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

An actor's life for me by Lillian Gish ( Book )
8 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in English and held by 697 libraries worldwide
Covers Lillian Gish's childhood years, spent in the theater in the early 1900s before the movie era.

Intolerance by David Wark Griffith ( Visual )
42 editions published between 1916 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 671 libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.

Dorothy and Lillian Gish by Lillian Gish ( Book )
4 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 646 libraries worldwide

Orphans of the storm ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1921 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 618 libraries worldwide
Two girls, raised as sisters, arrive in Paris on the eve of the French revolution only to be cruelly and tragically separated.

The Whales of August ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in English and held by 578 libraries worldwide
Two elderly sisters--one contrary and cantankerous, the other patient and kind--must decide whether to give up their family home, independence, and life together.

The Night of the hunter ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1955 and 2004 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 569 libraries worldwide
A tale of a psychopathic self-styled preacher, who marries and murders a young widow for her money, pursues her children to get his hand on it, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman, who becomes the children's protector.