Gish

American

[gish] / gɪʃ /

noun

Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.

Gish British

/ ɡɪʃ /

noun

Dorothy. 1898–1968, US film actress, chiefly in silent films
her sister, Lillian. 1896–1993, US film and stage actress, noted esp for her roles in such silent films as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916)

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Heather Hughes, a federal public defender representing Gish, did not immediately return an email seeking comment Friday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Gish and co-author Jordan Nielsen, an assistant professor of management organizational behavior/human resources at Purdue, examined the identity conflict levels of former entrepreneurs who went on to work for an organization.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

I bought a Lillian Gish book once, and I got it home and realized it was autographed.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

There's a chapter in the book called "Beware the Gish Galloper."

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

She named her two canaries Clara and Lillian after Clara Bow and Lillian Gish.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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