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person_profile-Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille Died at age: 77

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Cecil B. DeMille

Date of Birth:

Aug 12, 1881

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 21, 1959

Biography of

Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil Blount DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable. Cecil B. DeMille is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, and The Ten Commandments (1956). He blended spectacle, sex, and spellbinding narrative to convey a message of faith.

    It was DeMille who created the image of the omnipotent director, megaphone in hand, wearing boots and a visored cap. DeMille gave Hollywood numerous stars: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, William (“Hopalong Cassidy”) Boyd, Claudette Colbert, Robert Preston, Jean Arthur, and Charlton Heston.

    DeMille created the posts of studio story editor, art director, and concept artist. He was one of the first to use theatrical lighting on a movie set. In the late 1920s, when Hollywood converted to sound films, DeMille defied the sound experts, liberating the camera from a confining booth, and implementing the microphone boom.

    DeMille’s authority extended beyond the confines of his studio. He was a power in aviation, banking, politics, and real estate. In the 1930s, his fame as a filmmaker was surpassed by his fame as a radio star.

    He was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an institution from which he eventually won two awards. In 1953 his film The Greatest Show on Earth won the Award for Best Picture of 1952; and he was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

    DeMille’s influence on world culture is incalculable, but there are estimates and milestones. His biography of Jesus Christ, The King of Kings, was a silent film, but because of a unique distribution arrangement, it was eventually seen by 800 million viewers. Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956) are still listed with the top ten all-time box-office champions. They continue to generate revenue and provoke thought.

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Cecil B. DeMille

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Filmography of

Cecil B. DeMille

Found 57 Movies in total

... 1958

The Ten Commandments

Narrator (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1956

The War of the Worlds

Executive Producer

... 1953

The Greatest Show on Earth

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1952

Samson and Delilah

Narrator (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1949

Unconquered

Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1947

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Voice of Narrator (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1944

Reap the Wild Wind

Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1942

North West Mounted Police

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1940

... 1939

... 1938

... 1936

Cleopatra

Director

... 1934

... 1934

... 1933

... 1932

Madam Satan

Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1930

... 1928

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

Executive Producer

... 1928

... 1927

... 1927

White Gold

Producer

... 1927

... 1926

... 1926

Silence

Producer

... 1926

... 1926

... 1925

The Dressmaker from Paris

Supervising Producer

... 1925

Triumph

Director

... 1924

... 1923

Adam's Rib

Director

... 1923

... 1922

... 1921

... 1920

... 1920

... 1919

... 1918

... 1917

... 1917

... 1917

... 1917

... 1916

... 1916

... 1915

... 1915

... 1915

Carmen

Editor

... 1915

... 1915

The Arab

Writer

... 1915

... 1915

... 1915

... 1915

... 1914

... 1914

... 1914

... 1914