The Griffith Actresses
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Eight biographies of actresses known for working in D.W. Griffith films, plus short information on lesser knowns.The first Griffith Girl was the 18-year old Lillian Gish in the Birth of a Nation. During his career he acquired a whole stable of them, some like the Gish sisters and Mary Pickford still remembered, most long forgotten.
Blanche Sweet, Mary Pickford, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsch, Miriam Cooper, Clarine Seymour, Carol Dempster
See the complete filmography of David W. Griffith on the website: IMDB ...
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