Gish, Dorothy (1898-1968), was an American star of silent motion pictures. She was noted for her roles as light-hearted, mischievous young women. Perhaps her best films were Hearts of the World (1918) and Orphans of the Storm (1922), both directed by D. W. Griffith.
Gish was born in Dayton, Ohio, on March 11, 1898. She began acting on the stage at the age of 4 and made her movie debut in 1912 in a Griffith film. With the arrival of sound films in the late 1920’s, Gish concentrated on stage acting, starring in a number of Broadway plays. However, she did appear in five sound films, including Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944). Gish died on June 4, 1968. Her sister, Lillian, was an even more famous silent film star.
