Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Known for

Acting

Born

March 9, 1898

Birthplace

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Died

June 4, 1968 (aged 70)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. 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 Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

Best known work

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm
1921
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
1963
Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia
1914
The New York Hat
The New York Hat
1912
An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy
1912
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1912
Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home
1914

Filmography

  1. 2005

    James Dean: Forever Young

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1988

    Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1963

    The Cardinal

    as Celia Fermoyle

  4. 1959

    Play of the WeekTV

    as Aaronetta (1 episode)

  5. 1955

    The Alcoa HourTV

    as Arry Gibbs (1 episode)

  6. 1954

    The Elgin HourTV

    as Miss Psyche (1 episode)

  7. 1953

    Harvest

    as Ellen Zalinka

  8. 1953

    The United States Steel HourTV

    as Mrs, Lapham (1 episode)

  9. 1951

    Goodyear Television PlayhouseTV

  10. 1951

    The Whistle at Eaton Falls

    as Mrs Doubleday

  11. 1950

    Pulitzer Prize PlayhouseTV

  12. 1950

    Lux Video TheatreTV

    as Miss Susie Slagle (1 episode)

  13. 1950

    Robert Montgomery PresentsTV

    as Emily Madison (1 episode), as Ellen Zalinka (1 episode)

  14. 1948

    The Ford Theatre HourTV

  15. 1948

    The Philco Television PlayhouseTV

    as Mary Surratt (1 episode)

  16. 1946

    Centennial Summer

    as Mrs. Rogers

  17. 1944

    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    as Mrs. Skinner

  18. 1930

    Wolves

    as Leila McDonald

  19. 1927

    Madame Pompadour

    as Madame Pompadour

  20. 1927

    London

    as Mavis Hogan

  21. 1927

    Tiptoes

    as Tiptoes Kaye

  22. 1926

    Clothes Make the Pirate

    as Betsy Tidd

  23. 1926

    Nell Gwyn

    as Nell Gwyn

  24. 1926

    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    as Grace

  25. 1925

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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