DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Dates
- Existence: 1881 - 1959
Biographical History
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.
Cecil B. DeMille was born on August 12, 1881 in Ashfield, Massachusetts 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 Pictures. DeMille had a long and storied career as a filmmaker and directed several epic films, such as the Ten Commandments (1956). DeMille died on January 21, 1959, in Hollywood, California.
Citation:
His The Royal ...LC data base, 10/11/85 (hdg.: DeMille, Cecil Blount, 1881-1959; usage: Cecil B. DeMille); LC manual auth. cd. (also shows usage: Cecil B. De Mille)
Wikipedia, Sept. 16, 2010 (Cecil Blount DeMille; b. Aug. 12, 1881 in Ashfield, Mass.; d. Jan. 21, 1959 in Hollywood, Calif.; American film director and producer)
Turner Classic Movies database, Oct. 7, 2010 (Cecil B. DeMille Productions; est. 1921; founded by Cecil B. DeMille)
Empire of dreams, 2010: p. 212 (Cecil B. DeMille Pictures Corporation; founded by Cecil B. DeMille)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Peter Brosnan papers
Photoplay Productions documentary research
Videotapes and DVDs of interviews during the production of the documentaries Cecil B. DeMille: American Epicand I'm King Kong!.
Photoplay Productions DVD of interview, 2000-2005
This series contains intervies with: Craig Barron, Rudy Behlmer, Ray Bradbury, Bob Burns, Harry Carey, Jr., Richard Cooper, Ted Curtis, James D'Arc, Ray Harryhausen, General David L. "Tex" Hill, Paul Jensen, James Karen, Terry Moore, Rebecca Prime, Daniel Selznick, David Strohmaier, Mark Vaz.
Photoplay Productions VHS Videotape: DeMille miscellaneous footage, 2000-2005
This series contains both parts of DeMille footage.
Photoplay Productions VHS Videotape of interview, 2000-2005
This series contains interviews with: Cecilia DeMille Presley; James D'Arc, Lisa Mitchell, Evelyn Keyes, Bob Birchard, Lisa Mitchell, Joseph Newman, Albert Nozarki, Elliot Reid, Charlton Heston, Joseph Newman, Richard DeMille, Elmer Bernstein, Elliot Reid, Betty Lasky, Diana Serra Carey, Mickey Moore, Pat Moore, Frank Coghlan, Diana Serra Carey, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Angela Lansbury, A.C. Lyles.
Mark A. Vieira papers
Contains research consisting of photocopies of newspaper articles, telegrams, magazine articles, internet resources, film still copies, interview transcripts, book excerpts, and correspondence used in the writing of Vieira's book on Cecil B. DeMille's work. Includes approximately 300 pages of the untitled publisher's manuscript of CeCil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic. Dated approximately 2010-2015.