NY-Allan Warren 1972

Miss Lillian Gish in her New York Apartment, photographed in 1972 by Allan Warren. She was 80-years-old. She continued working, in ten more film and television roles including an appearance on “The Love Boat.” She made her "Whales of August” (1987) at the age of ninety-four.


















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