Lillian Gish - by Stuart Oderman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men.

The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.

Review Quotes

"Oderman's compelling book...will stand as one of the best of all film biographies"-Choice; "rich interviews...informative"-The New York Review of Books; "exhaustive research"-Classic Images; "intriguing...fascinating...a good read that will satisfy any fan of these early movie stars"-Sullivan County Democrat; "this is biography at the highest level-I enjoyed and savored every chapter. Arguably the best work on a biography of a film star yet...insightful"-Critic 2000; "entertaining and meticulously researched."-Louis S. Auchincloss.

About the Author

The late Stuart Oderman was an internationally acclaimed silent film pianist. He lived in New Jersey.