Mary Gish
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Mary Gish carries her daughter Dorothy and holds her older daughter Lillian by the hand, 1900
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| Born |
Mary Robinson McConnell September 16, 1876 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1948 (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | James Leigh Gish (m. ????; his death 1912) |
| Children |
Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish |
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish (September 16, 1876 - September 16, 1948) was an American actress and the mother of Lilian and Dorothy Gish.
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.
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