Photographs of the filming of Cecil B. DeMille's The ten commandments by Edward S. Curtis [graphic]. [1923]

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Photographs of the filming of Cecil B. DeMille's The ten commandments by Edward S. Curtis [graphic]. [1923]

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Contains images of actors playing scenes in, and exterior and interior sets from, Cecil B. DeMille's The ten commandments. Most photos show Theodore Roberts as Moses, and several show Charles de Rochefort (Charles de Roche) as Ramses. Includes group scenes in the dunes, near or in the ocean, and on interior sets. One photo pictures DeMille with Theodore Roberts and another actor.

57 photographic prints on printed mounts : silver gelatin, blue-tinted ; 38 x 50 cm.

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8229471

California historical society

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Curtis, Edward Sheriff, 1868-1952

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Edward Sheriff Curtis, American photographer and ethnologist, was born near Whitewater, WI, in 1868 and grew up in Seattle, WA. Fascinated with the Indians and their way of life he embarked on lifelong career dedicated to presenting "the very spirit of the Indian peoples" in photographs, film, recordings and print. George Bird Grinnell, an authority on Indians, appointed him Official Photographer to the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Curtis' dream of a comprehensive written and photographic...

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...

Roche, Charles de, 1880-1952

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Roberts, Theodore, 1861-1928

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