Entertainment & Arts
Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel is adding another notable achievement to his already long list: He will receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish prize for his work in the arts at a ceremony to take place Dec. 4 at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Oct. 17, 2018
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Oct. 22, 2010
Iranian-born visual artist Shirin Neshat was named Friday to receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the largest arts awards, in recognition of her explorations of Islam and gender relations.
Sept. 16, 2006
Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Jan. 18, 2013
Movies
I doubt that I was a significant figure in the life of the late Lillian Gish, but she certainly was in mine (“Lillian Gish: An Artist Who Shaped Film,” March 1).
March 13, 1993
Obituaries
Lillian Gish, whose portrayals of fragile innocence graced the golden age of silent films, extending into an eight-decade testament to dramatic perpetuity, is dead.
March 1, 1993
Television
Only Lillian Gish could make lewd into a three-syllable word, which she does enchantingly in “Lillian Gish: The Actor’s Life for Me,” airing tonight at 9 on KCET Channel 28.
July 15, 1988
Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in the arts and literature.
Last Wishes: The late Lillian Gish left an estate of $10 million, with most of it to be used for an annual award in the performing arts, according to her will.
March 6, 1993
During the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Lillian Gish was invited to the White House for a reception marking the 10th anniversary of the American Film Institute.