Victor Milner collection of photographs, circa 1920s-1970s.

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Victor Milner collection of photographs, circa 1920s-1970s.

Collection includes photographs of early Hollywood actors and personalities, as well as of the Milner family. Also includes filmstrips of caricatures from the film Land of the Pharos.

Photographs 368 items.Filmstrips 40 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6811779

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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

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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 Pi...

Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961

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Anna May Wong (born Wong Liu Tsong; January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio. Born in Los Angeles to second-generation Toisonese Chinese-American parents, Wong became infatuated with the movies and began acting in films at an early age. During the si...

Milner family

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Milner, Victor, 1893-1972

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Victor Milner (1893-1972) was a movie cinematographer. He won an Oscar for photography in 1934 for the film Cleopatra, and again for cinematography for How Green is My Valley. He was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite directors of photography. From the description of Victor Milner collection of photographs, circa 1920s-1970s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 123235432 Movie cinematographer who worked on 129 film productions during his career, 1915-1953. He won...