Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Director and producer. Born 12 August 1881 in Ashfield, États-Unis. Died 21 January 1959.

3

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 2 directing

62

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 2 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

12 August 1881, Ashfield, États-Unis

Died

21 January 1959

Active

1950–1956

Frequently works with

Charlton Heston, Fredric M. Frank

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Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleAlbert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

First sequence shooting of the film The Squaw Man in 1913. Cecil B. DeMille, director of the film, is in the center of the picture, wearing boots and a light su — First sequence shooting of the film The Squaw Man in 1913. Cecil B. DeMille, director of the film, is in the center of the picture, wearing boots and a light suJ.A. Ramsey / Dingman Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

From page 62 of the April 9, 1921 Exhibitor's Herald. Still of the cast and production crew from the American comedy drama film The Affairs of Anatol (1921), fr — From page 62 of the April 9, 1921 Exhibitor's Herald. Still of the cast and production crew from the American comedy drama film The Affairs of Anatol (1921), frParamount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of a celebration of Carl Laemmle's 25th anniversary in motion pictures. At back, from left-Will H. Hays, Irving Thalberg, Cecil B. DeMille. Front from lef (1931) — Photo of a celebration of Carl Laemmle's 25th anniversary in motion pictures. At back, from left-Will H. Hays, Irving Thalberg, Cecil B. DeMille. Front from lef (1931)Acme Newspictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Cecil B. DeMille's Greatest! The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952 — Cecil B. DeMille's Greatest! The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Advertisement, Moving Picture World, May 1919 for the film For Better, for Worse (1919). — Advertisement, Moving Picture World, May 1919 for the film For Better, for Worse (1919).Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Cecil B. DeMille — Cecil B. DeMilleImage via TMDB

Photographs: Albert Witzel, Public domain; J.A. Ramsey / Dingman Studio, Public domain; Paramount Pictures, Public domain; Acme Newspictures, Public domain; Paramount Pictures, Public domain; Paramount Pictures, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.