Why Aren't More Young Women Into Lilian Gish?

They are into her OP but the first rule of being into Lillian Gish, is you don’t talk about Lillian Gish.

Young people don't have the same interest as old geezers like you OP.

Young women aren't even into me, let alone dear old Lilian!

Don;t talk to me about how great her close-ups are! She was around when they they INVENTED them!

Meh! She was no Helen Hayes.

Lillian Gish the Dish? We were just talking about her while playing Bridge!

FFS she was born in 1893 and died 29 years ago why would young people give a shit or even know who she was

I saw her once. She was the loveliest old person I’ve ever seen. Really beautiful.

Because she made that horrible movie about colored people. She is canceled!

Why aren’t more young girls into Pearl Bailey?

Lillian Gish was an American Firster in the run up to WWII.

She was a Republican when it was still the party of Lincoln. Young women couldn't care less.

Why aren't young fishermen after a night on Veronica Lake, especially after spending the night in Grayson Hall?

Ask Jean-Louis.

R12, she was a Republican follower of Charles Lindbergh.

Well, according the tiktoks they are all out looking for 6 figures man.

Why should they be into her when they could have had ME?

I had her in my cab once....

Because of Mary Pickford’ runaway TikTok and Insta accounts.

I heard some Gen Z girls at my work this week making really snide and unkind comments about Diana Dors. I really fear for our youth, it’s like they’re ignorant of our shared culture and history. Or worse, like they don’t even care. Sad!

[quote] our shared culture and history ...

... does not include Diana Dors.

I’m British, cunt r21. Stop trying to diminish the namesake of the Peoples’ Princess.

I saw her on B'way. She was lovely.

I wrote Lillian Gish a fan letter in the '80s and she didn't respond - cunt.

You probably sent it to Bette Davis by mistake R24.

[quote] I saw her on B'way. She was lovely.

I saw her on her b'day, it was something.

[quote]I wrote Lillian Gish a fan letter

MARY!

[quote] I wrote Lillian Gish a fan letter

He's a hundred years old R27; she never replied to the gaylings.

Lillian Gish was a he? That explains so much!! HA!!

The youngins are all Friends of Dorothy.

I saw her on a bidet.

I thought she was a Dyke…or was it Mary Martin?

My memory is failing me.

It was Kit Cornell.

Young women are too into getting pregnant then getting abortions.

This story from Dame Edna about Lilian was quite funny. It starts at 12:10 if the link doesn't transport directly to that time.

Camille curtain call...

[quote]She was a Republican when it was still the party of Lincoln.

Hell, she DATED Lincoln.

I will not stand another day for the shameful erasure of Anna Q. Nilsson! Do you hear me? I will not!

She replied to *this* one, r28.

You pathetic old queens have another thing coming if you think I won’t report this cultural smudging of Laurette Taylor straight to Miriam.

I'm sad Lillian was an America Firster. Maybe she evolved, lol.

She endowed an arts grant with her estate, The Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize- It annually grants more money than a MacArthur Fellowship. The yearly winner gets something like $400,000 in cash.

"It is my desire that the prize be awarded to a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment ..."

R39 I have an original window card of Anna Q. Nilsson holding a shotgun. It's part of my Hollywood girls with guns collection.

Do you have this one, r43? I used to.

So who has won the Gish prize?

As a young woman, I was very much into the gashes of women named Lillian, Lilly, Lil, and LaToya.

Does that count?

I agree, I'd to see many of them dead.

no, R44, but that's a good one. I have a variation of this one, the movie was later retitled "You've Ruined Me, Eddie".

Because Helen Hayes is far more popular.

It wasn't my fault! I couldn't make it to the dual interview with that old timey actress because first I couldn't get a taxi, then I smashed my hand in the door of the taxi. But I sent flowers with a note explaining everything.

I think the world of Miss Fish or whatever. Honest!

I saw her up close. She was nothing to write home about.

I was into Helen Twelvetrees and look where it got me!

Who's Lillian Gish?

She's no Carlotta Romero.

Actually, they are. More than you think, but you have to really involved in the Foundations Revealed, Bernadette Banner, Pinset Tailoring historical clothing world to find them. Though, I did know a Neo-Burlesque performer who based her act on Lilian Gish. "Her" Facebook page has 15K followers, many of whom are, of course women.

I knew Lilian Gish in the 1970s-80s.

To be honest I’m surprised young men and women are t bat shit crazy for Mary Pickford.

She's too Christian OP

R57 pffffft

[Quote] pffffft

Oh, dear!

I didn't know Lillian was in that movie

What about Alma Rubens?

I know plenty of young women into Lillian Gish.