Cecil B. DeMille Productions records. approximately 1932-1959.

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Cecil B. DeMille Productions records. approximately 1932-1959.

Collection includes corporate by-laws and minute books of Cecil B. DeMille Productions. Also includes correspondence with many of DeMille's associates, appraisals, tax records, and estate records of Cecil B. DeMille and Constance A. DeMille. Collection contains materials related to the production of various DeMille films, including Samson and Delilah, The Greatest Show on Earth, and The Ten Commandments (1956).

4 oversize boxes (4 linear ft.)2 cartons (2 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7962681

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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...

Cecil B. DeMille Productions, Inc.

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Cecil B. DeMille Productions (est. 1921) was a motion picture production company in California. From the guide to the Cecil B. DeMille Productions records, circa 1932-1959, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...