Lillian and Dorothy Gish

Lillian Gish 1896 – 1993

Dorothy Gish 1898 – 1968

The Gish sisters were stars of the stage and the silent screen.  These Ohio sisters were part of the amazing inception, development, growth, and evolution of motion pictures.  They did it all, and Lillian became the first woman director of a major Hollywood feature film. The Gish sisters experienced extraordinary careers as American actresses.