DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
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1881-1959
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De Mille, Cecil B., 1881-1959
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De Mille, Cecil B., 1881-1959
DeMille, Cecil B., 1881-1959
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Surname :
DeMille
Forename :
Cecil B.
Date :
1881-1959
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DeMille, Cecil Blount, 1881-1959
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Cecil Blount
Date :
1881-1959
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De Mille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
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De Mille
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Cecil B.
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1881-1959
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De Mille, Cecil Blount, 1881-1959
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Surname :
De Mille
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Cecil Blount
Date :
1881-1959
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Biographical History
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) was an American motion picture producer and director, considered the archetype of the American film mogul. His 70 films reflect changing American tastes and values, and he was particularly noted for his multimillion-dollar spectacles.
DeMille was born on August 12, 1881 to Henry Churchill de Mille and Matilda Beatrice Samuel de Mille. DeMille started acting on Broadway in 1900 and by 1913 he joined a film studio partnership which would eventually become Paramount Pictures. DeMille had a long and storied carrier as a filmmaker and directed several epic films, such as the Ten Commandments (1956). DeMille died on January 21, 1959.
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10569938
https://viaf.org/viaf/4989279
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80073529
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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Bible films
Film remakes
Media and Communication
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture industry
Motion picture industry
Motion picture industry
Motion picture plays
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Motion pictures
Motion pictures
Motion pictures
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Motion pictures, American
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Americans
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Film directors
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Ashfield
MA, US
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Hollywood
CA, US
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