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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

 Person

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:
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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 44 Collections and/or Records:

Photoplay Productions VHS Videotape: DeMille miscellaneous footage, 2000-2005

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2995 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

This series contains both parts of DeMille footage.

Dates: Other: 2000-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2995, Photoplay Productions documentary research

Photoplay Productions VHS Videotape of interview, 2000-2005

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2995 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: Other: 2000-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2995, Photoplay Productions documentary research

Signed script for North West Mounted Police

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232593100]
Identifier: MSS 8833
Abstract

Copy of script for North West Mounted Police (1940) signed by the director and top-billed cast members.

Dates: 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Signed script for North West Mounted Police

Timeline Films collection of restored Mary Pickford films, 1915-1925

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2144 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Includes two videotape documentaries about Mary Pickford, one about Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and one about the formation of United Artists. Also includes interviews with Richard DeMille, Carol Eastman, Michael Kidd, and Evelyn Keyes, that were recorded during the research phase of the Timeline documentary, "The DeMille Dynasty". There are also five Mary Pickford feature films that were restored by Timeline: "Amarilly of Clothesline Alley", "Daddy Long Legs", "Little Annie Rooney", "Madame...
Dates: Other: 1915-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2144, Timeline Films videotapes

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