Life and Lillian Gish
Albert Bigelow Paine
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An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bigelow Paine chronicles Gish's early life, her close relationship with her sister Dorothy, her rise in film as an actor with Biograph Studios and muse of D. W. Griffith, her short time as a contract actor with MGM, and her return to the stage in the advent of the talkies. Peppered throughout with intimate and amusing anecdotes, this is a must-read for film historians, silent film enthusiasts, and admirers of one of cinema's legendary talents. (Tomas Peter) (10 hr 2 min)
Chapters
| Epigraph | 2:41 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Prologue | 1:30 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| A Girl Child, Born with a Caul | 4:09 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Life and a Little Girl | 7:54 | Read by Eva Davis |
| On Nat Goodwin's Shoulder | 8:29 | Read by Eva Davis |
| 'Theatre People' | 8:18 | Read by BettyB |
| A Little Trouper | 22:11 | Read by Jude Somers |
| Adventures of Dorothy | 6:15 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Mary Pickford in the Scene | 7:40 | Read by Andrea Kotzer |
| 'Down the Line' | 6:23 | Read by Andrea Kotzer |
| 'Her First False Step' | 19:35 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Dorothy's Tree | 6:37 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| 'Supporting Bernhardt' | 5:41 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Massillon Days | 8:58 | Read by John |
| Where the 'Road' Ends. Nell | 5:48 | Read by David Lawrence |
| A Convent School. Typhoid | 9:53 | Read by John |
| Shawnee | 13:37 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| It Sounds Like Heaven | 5:49 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Mr. Biograph' | 8:55 | Read by Andrea Kotzer |
| Griffith's Group of Players | 5:26 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Belasco Delivers a Verdict | 10:11 | Read by John |
| A Studio on Pico Street | 18:34 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| The Path to Stardom | 14:06 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| 'Home Sweet Home' | 9:17 | Read by John |
| 'The Birth of a Nation' | 13:05 | Read by John |
| 'Intolerance' | 8:01 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| There Were No Love Affairs | 11:11 | Read by John |
| The Nightmare of War | 5:33 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Under Fire | 5:53 | Read by Michael Fassio |
| France | 7:16 | Read by Michael Fassio |
| 'Hearts of the World' | 4:16 | Read by Michael Fassio |
| 'Broken Blossoms' | 11:07 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| 'I Work Such Long Hours' | 5:10 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| Director Lillian | 15:06 | Read by John |
| 'Way Down East' | 19:21 | Read by John |
| Sad, Unprofitable Days | 8:41 | Read by John |
| Picturing the Reign of Terror | 12:03 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| Italy | 18:57 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The White Sister' | 17:28 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Romola' | 22:14 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| Also, the Intelligentsia | 10:00 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| 'La Bohême' | 25:38 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The Scarlet Letter' | 19:58 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'The First Lady of the Screen' | 7:15 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| 'Wind' | 10:21 | Read by John |
| Good-bye California | 7:54 | Read by John |
| Reinhardt | 15:30 | Read by John |
| The Shadow Speaks | 7:07 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| On the Flying Carpet | 5:31 | Read by John |
| 'One Romantic Night' | 10:42 | Read by Caroline Lilyard |
| 'Uncle Vanya' | 8:40 | Read by BettyB |
| 'Helena' in New York | 11:21 | Read by John |
| 'The Penalty of Greatness' | 15:31 | Read by John |
| Working with Lillian | 13:09 | Read by John |
| 'Uncle Vanya' Takes the Road | 13:25 | Read by John |
| Reliving the Years | 8:59 | Read by John |
| A Few Notes | 6:24 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| L'Envoi | 1:51 | Read by Tomas Peter |