Dorothy Elizabeth Gish

 Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898 – June 4, 1968)

Dorothy and her sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. In Hearts of the World (1918), a film about World War I and the devastation of France, Dorothy found her first foothold, striking a personal hit in a comedy role that captured the essence of her sense of humor. As the “little disturber”, a street singer, her performance was the comic highlight of the film, and her characterization in this role catapulted her into a career as a star of comedy films. In 1920, her sister, Lillian, tried out as director of the movie "Remodeling her Husband" which starred James Rennie. While she was often overshadowed by her sister Lillian, she never let it show and maintained a positive relationship with her sibling. Her last silent film was "Madame Pompadour" (1927), and one talkie, "Wolves" (1930), after which she retired from the screen, except for an occasional role or guest appearance. She died in Italy of Bronchial Pneumonia in June 1968, age 70, and is interred at Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, NY