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Lillian Gish papers and sound recordings

Title
Lillian Gish papers and sound recordings, 1909-1992.
Author
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993

Details

Additional Authors
  • McCullaugh, Laura
  • Dorr, Nell
  • Gish, Dorothy
  • Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Subject
  • Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
  • Gish, Dorothy
  • McCullaugh, Laura
  • Duell, Charles H. (Charles Halliwell), 1905-1970
  • Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
  • Silent films > United States > History
  • Theater > United States
  • Motion picture industry > United States > History
Note
  • The Lillian Gish papers and sound recordings are held by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and are cataloged in two groups: papers in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, sound recordings in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Biography (note)
  • Lillian Gish, actress of stage and silent film.
Call Number
*T-Mss 1996-011
OCLC
NYPW99-A237
Author
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
Title
Lillian Gish papers and sound recordings, 1909-1992.
Description
100 linear feet
Summary
The Lillian Gish papers and sound recordings span the years 1909-1992 and consist of sound recordings and correspondence including letters from friends, family, fans and business associates; personal papers; legal and financial documents; scripts, writings, photographs including early D.W. Griffith silent film shots; portraits by famous photographers; personal and family photographs; publicity and production photographs and snapshots; microfilmed scrapbooks on the careers of both Dorothy and Lillian Gish; programs for early silent films and theatrical productions; clippings and ephemera that document the life and career of Lillian and Dorothy Gish from the early 1900's until Lillian Gish's death in 1993.
Biography
Lillian Gish, actress of stage and silent film.
Occupation
Motion picture actors and actresses United States.
Added Author
McCullaugh, Laura.
Dorr, Nell.
Gish, Dorothy.
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1996-011
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