{"product_id":"lillian-gish-her-legend-her-life-9780520234345","title":"Lillian Gish Her Legend Her Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of her death in 1993, Lillian Gish was universally recognized as a film legend. This title uncovers a life that was cast in the shadow of self-generated myth. It shows how the actress carefully shaped her public identity while keeping much of her life private.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To the very end, she did her part in raising awareness about the endangered legacy of silent film. But her insistence on going to any means to guard and sugarcoat Griffith's legacy distorts the reality of the silent film era. The truth, plain and simple, would serve a greater purpose today in bolstering awareness of the great work done by silent film artists. With this book, Affron takes a step in that direction by demystifying the actress and the world in which she worked.\"-Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times; \"Gish, born in 1893, lived for 99 years. She spent the first quarter of a century becoming a legend and the last three-quarters of it acting as shaper and custodian of that legend.... Though most of Gish's story is known, we've never had it told with such balance and completeness. Affron completes the picture by restoring details Gish resolutely omitted.\"-Jay Carr, Boston Globe; \"Well written, ambitious and intelligent, this biography is an essential addition to the work on Gish and on American film and theater.\"-Publishers Weekly; \"Affron unearths the less edifying facts airbrushed out of his subject's memories yet retains his respect for her pioneering artistry. Gish emerges here as a stronger, savvier woman than we have met in previous accounts.\"-Wendy Smith, Variety; \"[Affron] politely, consistently refutes Gish's line, remaining unfailingly generous to his subject's art and indomitability, all the while fastidiously and expertly devastating the fairy tale in which she wrapped herself. If we are ever to rescue silent film from its status as a dwindling cult's enthusiasm and restore it as a vital part of our cultural heritage, we need more work of this balanced and balancing kind.\"-Richard Schickel, New York Times Book Review; \"[A] deeply honest book.... Granted unprecedented access to Gish's private letters and journals, [Affron] has used his privilege well. Stripping away Gish's own layers of selective memory and self-invention, and eclipsing earlier 'authorized' biographies, he challenges many assumptions.... A balanced and detailed portrait.\"-Jeanine Basinger, Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Just to Make a Movie\u003cbr\u003e 1 An American Family\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Wicked Stage\u003cbr\u003e 3 \"I Don't Know Why I Ever Left Massillon\"\u003cbr\u003e 4 The \"Flickers\" and D. W. Griffith\u003cbr\u003e 5 Becoming a Movie Actress\u003cbr\u003e 6 The Mothering Heart\u003cbr\u003e 7 Dorothy Gish' s Sister\u003cbr\u003e 8 A Role for Movie History\u003cbr\u003e 9 \"Griffith's Girls\"\u003cbr\u003e 10 Becoming a Movie Star\u003cbr\u003e 11 The Movies and the Great War\u003cbr\u003e 12 \"You Can Photograph Her Upside Down,\u003cbr\u003e Because It's All Even\"\u003cbr\u003e 13 From Melodrama to Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 14 In the Director's Chair\u003cbr\u003e 15 \"The Most Superlatively Exquisite and Poignantly\u003cbr\u003e Enchaining Thing I Have Ever Seen in My Life\"\u003cbr\u003e 16 Good-bye Mr. Griffith\u003cbr\u003e 17 \"A Wistful April Moon\"\u003cbr\u003e 18 Inspiration Pictures\u003cbr\u003e 19 Charles Holland Duell Jr.\u003cbr\u003e 20 George Jean Nathan\u003cbr\u003e 21 Kisses for Mimi\u003cbr\u003e 22 The Perils of The Wind\u003cbr\u003e 23 The Master of Schloss Leopoldskron\u003cbr\u003e 24 Interlude\u003cbr\u003e 25 GishSpeaks\u003cbr\u003e 26 \"The Most Interesting Actress on Our Stage\"\u003cbr\u003e 27 \"Dreadful Man\"\u003cbr\u003e 28 Sinners, Saints, and Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e 29 America First\u003cbr\u003e 30 \"Oldtime Cinemactress\"\u003cbr\u003e 31 \"Asking Nothing of the Role for Herself\"\u003cbr\u003e 32 The Small Screen\u003cbr\u003e 33 Acting American\u003cbr\u003e 34 \"Will Come Running at Any Time\"\u003cbr\u003e 35 \"My Blessed Sister\"\u003cbr\u003e 36 Oscar\u003cbr\u003e 37 Final Close-Ups\u003cbr\u003e 38 The Girl and the Rose\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Chronological Record of Lillian Gish's\u003cbr\u003e Dramatic Performances\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402817577303,"sku":"9780520234345","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520234345.jpg?v=1730481592","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lillian-gish-her-legend-her-life-9780520234345","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}