Silver Voices: Lillian Gish Interview (1958)[Part 1]

Interview conducted by George Pratt. Photo by Irving Chidnoff, courtesy Stills, Posters, and Paper Collections/George Eastman Museum. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:30 Early Life – Early Filmgoing, introduction to D.W. Griffith by childhood friend Mary Pickford 00:03:30 Early Career – Making AN UNSEEN ENEMY (1912), start at The Biography Company, the impact of D.W. Griffith on cinema 00:10:00 Early Career – THE MOTHERING HEART (1913), D.W. Griffith’s style directing actors 00:18:20 Early Career – Working with Billy Bitzer 00:23:00 Early Career – Contributions to editing for THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915), INTOLERANCE (1916) 00:25:30 Early Career – Making THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) The Silver Voices Project, which allowed for digitization and sharing of this archival audio, was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number MA-30-19-0681-19. Generous support for the introductions provided by Art Bridges, and made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH CARES. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this audio do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Library Sciences or the National Endowment for the Humanities.