Conversation with James Day; Lillian Gish

KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.) · May 1, 1969

Actress Lillian Gish talks with NET President James Day about the early days of the American film industry, and the role played by the late producer D.W. Griffith in the development of her career. She also discusses her late sister, Dorothy, and the contemporary film scene. Miss Gish began appearing in films in 1914. Some of her best known early films are "Birth of a Nation," "Orphans of the Storm," "The Scarlet Letter," "Annie Laurie," and "The Wind," More recently she has appeared in "Duel in the Sun," "Portrait of Jenny," "The Cobweb," "The Unforgiven," and "The Comedians." She also has an extensive stage career that began in 1930, and has appeared in many TV dramas. Note: This is the final program of the series. It was produced at public television station KQED, San Francisco, in May 1969 and has already been aired there. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)