Lillian Gish is a movies legend for her profound influence on the art of screen acting, her career spanning both the silent and sound eras, and her trailblazing role as one of cinema's first female directors. Dubbed the "First Lady of American Cinema," Gish's performances were celebrated for their subtlety and emotional depth. #liliangish #moviestars #silentfilm #1920s #1920sHollywood | Jeff Waters

Celebrating Lillian Gish born Oct 14, in 1893 - The First Lady of the Silent Screen; Over 120 films/shorts over 75 years incl Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Orphans of the Storm, The Wind, Duel in the Sun, The Night of the Hunter, The Whales of August... #botd Fun Fact: Began performing at age 5, along with her sister Dorothy age 3, as part of a traveling troupe http://www.classicmoviehub.com/bio/lillian-gish/ | Classic Movie Hub

The Great Silent Era of Films In the 1800's, many inventors, such as Thomas Edison and the Lumiere Brothers worked on machines that projected images. This led to the silent movie era which ranged from 1894 to 1929. During this time period, a number of moving pictures were created and shown in theaters on big screens. Romantic scene from The Scarlet Letter 1926 In Puritan New England, Hester Prynne (Lillian Gish) marries Roger Chillingsworth (Henry B. Walthall) at the behest of her father. When R