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Lillian Gish
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At the time of her death in 1993, Lillian Gish was universally recognized as a film legend. In this revealing and absorbing narrative, Charles Affron uses newly released documents to uncover a life that was cast in the shadow of self-generated myth. Filling thegaps left by Gish's selective memoirs and authorized biographies, he shows how the actress carefully shaped her public identity while keeping much of her life private.
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In this new picture, The Battle of the Sexes, Lillian was cast for the leading part: a daughter who suffers, and brings an erring father to repentance. In the beginning, it was called "The Single Standard," and in that pre-war moment, was thought to be rather risque. Today, it would be a Sunday-school picture, dramatically and morally suited to Third Avenue, New York's remaining stronghold of respectability.
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The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.
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Lillian and Dorothy got five dollars each, for that day, and felt very proud of it. Dorothy especially. She had a grown-up feeling. Five dollars a day- a real job. But, alas, early next morning Lillian took her to a department store, and when the saleslady appeared, said:
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