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:
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 610 Collections and/or Records:
Script development--synopsis and scenarios, 1942-1943
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 12 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1942-1943
Script development--synopsis and scenarios, 1945-1946
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 13 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1945-1946
Script development--synopsis and scenarios, 1934-1948
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1934-1948
Script development--synopsis, scenarios, and drafts
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 9 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The 10 boxes comprising this series document DeMille's nearly four years at MGM, 1928 to 1931. The records are grouped under general correspondence, arranged chronologically, but alphabetically within each year by name, organization, or activity. The second group, Motion Picture Production Files, contains a limited number of treatments, scenarios, script drafts, casting information, and preview cards relating to Dynamite, Madam Satan, and the third version of The Squaw Man.
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Dates:
1928-1929
Script development--synopsis, scenarios, and drafts
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 9 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The 10 boxes comprising this series document DeMille's nearly four years at MGM, 1928 to 1931. The records are grouped under general correspondence, arranged chronologically, but alphabetically within each year by name, organization, or activity. The second group, Motion Picture Production Files, contains a limited number of treatments, scenarios, script drafts, casting information, and preview cards relating to Dynamite, Madam Satan, and the third version of The Squaw Man.
See also:...
Dates:
1930-1931
Script development--treatments, drafts, and scripts, 1933-1934
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1933-1934
Scripts, 1914-1956
Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 17
Scope and Contents
This series contains 8 boxes of photocopied shooting scripts from the originals used by DeMille. (The originals are archived at the University of Southern California.) They are arranged chronologically, as DeMille maintained them. One of the final installments of the collection consisted of drawers full of originals scripts kept apart from the main collection. Because of their belated arrival, they were not interfiled in the production files. These 30 boxes of scripts contain story...
Dates:
1914-1956
Seaward logs, 1923-1942
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 12 Sub-Series 41
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Found in ths series of 261 boxes are files relating to the activities of DeMille Productions, beginning in 1916. They include financial records and ledgers from 1916 to 1952. The extensive correspondence fields (1922-1959) are arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year. The original order maintained in these files often includes years other than those indicated by the file heading. Files from preceding years were occasionally brought froward for reference or for...
Dates:
1923-1942
Sound recording, 1954-1958
Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 20
Scope and Contents
This small series encompasses 10 sound recording from 1954 to 1958 and includes speeches, a radio broadcast, and DeMille's copy of the commercially released soundtrack album of The Ten Commandments. See also: Speeches, Broadcasts, and Narrations; General Interviews; Paramount Pictures; Civic Involvement; and Personl.
Dates:
1954-1958
Souvenirs and pamphlets
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 16 Sub-Series 48 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1952-1959