Dorothy Gish
American actress (1898-1968) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 70
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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1968Died4 June 19681963
The CardinalFilm, Celia Fermoyle1959
Play of the WeekSeries, Aaronetta1955
The Alcoa HourSeries, Arry Gibbs1954The Elgin HourSeries, Miss Psyche1953
The United States Steel HourSeries, Mrs, Lapham1951
Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Miss Susie SlaglePulitzer Prize PlayhouseSeries
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries, 1950Emily Madison1948
The Ford Theatre HourSeries
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, 1948Mary Surratt1946
Centennial SummerFilm, Mrs. Rogers1944
Our Hearts Were Young and GayFilm, Mrs. Skinner1926
Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteFilm, Grace1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm, Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)1923
FuryFilm, Minnie1922
The Country FlapperFilm, Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper1920
Mary Ellen Comes to TownFilm, Mary Ellen1919
BootsFilm, Boots1916
Gretchen the GreenhornFilm, Gretchen Van Houck1915
Old HeidelbergFilm, Katie Ruder1913A Cure for SuffragettesFilm, Suffragette1912
An Unseen EnemyFilm, Youngest Sister1898Born11 March 1898
The CardinalFilm, Celia Fermoyle1959Play of the WeekSeries, Aaronetta1955The Alcoa HourSeries, Arry Gibbs1954The Elgin HourSeries, Miss Psyche1953The United States Steel HourSeries, Mrs, Lapham1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Miss Susie SlaglePulitzer Prize PlayhouseSeriesRobert Montgomery PresentsSeries, 1950Emily Madison1948The Ford Theatre HourSeriesThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, 1948Mary Surratt1946Centennial SummerFilm, Mrs. Rogers1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayFilm, Mrs. Skinner1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteFilm, Grace1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristFilm, Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)1923FuryFilm, Minnie1922The Country FlapperFilm, Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper1920Mary Ellen Comes to TownFilm, Mary Ellen1919BootsFilm, Boots1916Gretchen the GreenhornFilm, Gretchen Van Houck1915Old HeidelbergFilm, Katie Ruder1913A Cure for SuffragettesFilm, Suffragette1912An Unseen EnemyFilm, Youngest Sister1898Born11 March 1898Known for
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
Orphans of the Storm 1921
The Cardinal 1963
The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912
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D. W. Griffith Directed An Unseen Enemy and Judith of Bethulia
Lionel Barrymore Also in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)
Donald Crisp Also in The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Harry Carey Also in Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Henry B. Walthall Also in Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Robert Harron Also in An Unseen Enemy and Judith of Bethulia
Kate Bruce Also in Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Elmer Clifton Directed Nobody Home and Boots
James Kirkwood Directed The House of Discord and Classmates
Christy Cabanne Directed Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Elmer Booth Also in An Unseen Enemy (1912)
Gertrude Bambrick Also in Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Herbert Wilcox Directed Madame Pompadour, London and Tip Toes
Alfred Paget Also in Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Kate Toncray Also in Judith of Bethulia and Stage Struck
Richard Barthelmess Produced The Bright Shawl and Fury
Antonio Moreno Also in An Unseen Enemy and Judith of Bethulia
Jack Pickford Also in The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
George Fawcett Also in Hearts of the World (1918)
Mae Marsh Also in Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Josephine Crowell Also in The Avenging Conscience (1914)
W. Chrystie Miller Also in Judith of Bethulia and The Informer
Charles Hill Mailes Also in An Unseen Enemy and Judith of Bethulia
F. Richard Jones Directed Flying Pat and The Country Flapper
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Filmography 40
142 credits on file
Television 10
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Awards
About this person
Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1968 · aged 70
