October 10, 1942, Article by Herb Sterne Originally appearing in a 1942 issue of SCRIPT MAGAZINE was this decidedly “pro” Lilian Gish (1893 – 1993) article concerning the silent film actress and her meteoric rise under the direction of D.W. Griffith, and her much appreciated march on Broadway.
Laura
Gilpin (1891-1979); [Camille–Gish, Lillian] [Central City, Colorado];
1932; Gelatin silver print; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ft
Worth, Texas; Bequest of the Artist; P1979.140.157“Lilian Gish is
the damozel of Arthurian legend, tendered in terms of the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Her heroines perpetually hover in filtered
half-lights, linger in attitudes of romantical despair. They forever
drift farther from reality than the dream, and no matter how humble
their actual origins, the actress invariably weaves them of the
dusk-blues, the dawn-golds of medieval tapestries.” Lillian Gish autographed – 1920s
Elaine The Lilly Maid Dreaming of Astolat … Lillian Gish – Way Down East
Director: Vincent J. Donehue
Writer: Horton Foote (play)
Stars: Lillian Gish, Eileen Heckart, Dennis Cross
This filmed production of "A Trip To Bountiful" by Horton Foote was the premier of this play. The Broadway production opened at Henry Miller's Theater on November 3, 1953 running 309 performances and starring Lillian Gish, Gene Lyons, Jo Van Fleet and Eva Marie Saint. Lillian Gish and Eva Marie Saint recreated their roles from this filmed production.
The Trip to Bountiful is a play by American playwright Horton Foote. The play premiered March 1, 1953 on NBC-TV, before being produced on the Broadway stage November 3 – December 5, 1953.
The play involves a "woman who has to live with a daughter-in-law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side." While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful, where she was raised. She eventually runs away and embarks by bus to her…
TOP MAN, from left Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, 1943
Top Man (also known as Man of the Family) is a 1943 American black-and-white film starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, and Peggy Ryan.[2] This was O'Connor and Ryan's first film away from the third of their trio, Gloria Jean. Directed by Charles Lamont Produced by Milton Schwarzwald Written by Ken Goldsmith Zachary Gold Starring Donald O'Connor Cinematography Hal Mohr Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date September 17, 1943 Running time 74 minutes Country United States Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers.
Lillian Gish in the Theatre Guild’s Production of ‘The Curious Savage’ – By Brooks Atkinson (The New York Times – Oct. 25, 1950)
The New York Times – Oct. 25, 1950
AT THE THEATRE
Lillian Gish in the Theatre Guild’s Production of ‘The Curious Savage’
By Brooks Atkinson
In the days before the great enlightenment, people used to go to Bedlam to enjoy the odd behavior of the lunatics. Last evening, the Theatre Guild invited the subscribers to the Martin Beck to see the antics of the characters in “The Curious Savage.”
John Patrick, who wrote the Hasty Heart”, has written this excursion into a modern, Bedlam. Presumably, he has something ,more than sensation and curiosity in mind. For his chief character is an elderly lady whose gaiety and generous impulses look like lunacy to her stepchildren. Alarmed by the liberality with which she gives money away to people she likes, her stepchildren have her committed to an institution.
If you imagine that the patients in the mental institution are …
![Laura Gilpin (1891-1979); [Camille--Gish, Lillian] [Central City, Colorado]; 1932; Gelatin silver print; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ft Worth, Texas; Bequest of the Artist; P1979.140.192](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/lillian-gish-by-laura-gilpin-1932-as-camille-amon-carter-museum-forth-worth-tx.jpg?w=168&h=219 "Lillian Gish by Laura Gilpin 1932 (As Camille) Amon Carter Museum Forth Worth TX")
![Nell Dorr (1893-1988); [Lillian Gish seated at dressing table]; nitrate negative; Amon Carter Museum of American Art; Fort Worth TX; P1990.47.3507](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/lillian-gish-seated-at-dressing-table-nell-dorr-1930.jpg?w=170&h=237 "Lillian Gish seated at dressing table - Nell Dorr 1930")
![Nell Dorr (1893-1988); [Lillian Gish wearing tight long dress]; nitrate negative; Amon Carter Museum of American Art; Fort Worth TX; P1990.47.3511](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/lillian-gish-in-fortuny-gown-nell-dorr-1930.jpg?w=246&h=346 "Lillian Gish in Fortuny gown - Nell Dorr 1930")
![Nell Dorr (1893-1988); [Lillian Gish standing and brushing her hair]; nitrate negative; Amon Carter Museum of American Art; Fort Worth TX; P1990.47.3506](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/lillian-gish-brushing-her-hair-nell-dorr-1930.jpg?w=246&h=346 "Lillian Gish brushing her hair - Nell Dorr 1930")
![Nell Dorr (1893-1988); [Lillian Gish wearing collar with three buttons view 3]; nitrate negative; Amon Carter Museum of American Art; Fort Worth TX; P1990.47.3545](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/lillian-gish-photographed-by-nell-dorr-1930-b.jpg?w=246&h=346 "Lillian Gish photographed by Nell Dorr 1930 b")
![Laura Gilpin (1891-1979); [Gish, Lillian] [Chappell Garden, Denver, Colorado]; 1932; Platinum print; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ft Worth, Texas, Bequest of the Artist; P1979.140.19](https://lilliangish1893.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/lillian-gish-chappell-garden-denver-colorado-laura-gilpin.jpg?w=145&h=212 "Lillian Gish, Chappell Garden, Denver, Colorado - Laura Gilpin")
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