Occupation Actress Name Mary Gish | Role Actress | |
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Full Name Mary Robinson McConnell Born September 16, 1876 ( 1876-09-16 ) Dayton, Ohio, United States Died September 16, 1948, New York City, New York, United States Spouse James Leigh de Guiche (m. 1893–1912) Children Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish Movies Hearts of the World, Judith of Bethulia, Two Daughters of Eve Similar People Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, James Rennie, D W Griffith, Billy Bitzer | ||
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish (September 16, 1876 - September 16, 1948) was an American actress and the mother of Lilian and Dorothy Gish.
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Mary Gish was born on September 16, 1876, in Dayton, Ohio, as Mary Robinson McConnell. She was the mother of actresses Lillian and Dorothy Gish. The girls' father, James Leigh Gish, died in January 1912, when his daughters were 18 and 13 years old.
In 1917 Mary and her daughters were traveling to England and France as members of D. W. Griffith's film company,"Biograph Studios", to make a film at the behest of the British Government. This film was almost certainly Hearts of the World (1918), which featured all three Gishes, rising star Bobby Harron, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, and Griffith himself. The purpose of this film was to change the neutral mindset of the American public regarding World War I.