Lillian Gish Silent Film Stardom
The history of the great talent Lillian Gish is immeasurable. She has acted in more productions per decade then anyone else in this century. She has been in one hundred and five films alone, that's not counting all the on stage productions she has performed in. The amazing talents of this once beautiful young actress can be seen in any of her early silent films too. Way Down East and Orphans of the Storm are two of her earlier films that portray her exquisite skills. Yet none of this would be know if it wasn't for a mastermind of directing, D.W. Griffith. Gish would have lived a long unrecognized life of theatre and missed out on the most important part of her career, the silent film. Gish first started acting in the very early years of this century, 1902 to be exact, in a small stage named The Little Red School House. Her great film debut did not come until much later in 1912 when the great Griffith noticed her in a filming studio. He described her as the most beautiful thing, and said it appeared as if the light in the room was emanating from her and her alone, almost as if she was glowing. From there Griffith picked her up and started her on her great future in film. Gish said she would only act for him if he sign
This was now under her new signing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, better known as MGM studios in modern times. I cant say which film I thought was better but the action in Orphans of the Storm is something else. This film was equally as artistic and unequivocal as Way Down East. She had a strong, rich voice that could be remembered and yet she was sensible and very gracious. She started acting at a very early age and made film at the age of nineteen. She could go into sound productions or on to the stage. Way Down East is said to be a melodrama to suggest the tragedy and dread of a patriarchy. The film plotted Gish as a poor country girl tricked in to getting married in a fake wedding. This got Lillian off to a much better start then Dorothy I suppose, because from there she acted in 104 more plays until her death in 1993. Griffith led her in the right direction with the close up and helped her become the great talent she was. Gish with help from Griffith is even said to have invented the close-up. This silent film was a little bit different from the last. Gish also received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her great talents. This is mostly because of her command in the film.
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