LILLIAN GISH PHOTOGRAPH

YOUTHFUL

Vintage, 10 1/2" x 14", soft focus, double weight, matte

Signed and inscribed:

"To Allan Smith / with the best of good wishes / Lillian Gish"

Condition: soft corner crease

Lillian Gish was an American stage, film and television actress whose career spanned 75 years from

 1912 to 1987. A D.W. Griffith discovery, she starred in many of his films including Birth of a Nation (1915)

and Intolerance (1916). Her sound-era film appearances included Duel in the Sun (1946) for which she was

 nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gish received a Special Academy Award in

 1971 for superlative artistry and distinguished contribution to the progress of motion pictures. Her younger

 sister, Dorothy Gish, was also a successful film and stage actress.

Born: 1893, Springfield, Ohio; died: 1993, New York City, New York.