Photograph of The Ten Commandments
Scope and Contents
Contains a photograph of the Red Sea scene from Cecil B. DeMille's movie Ten Commandments. Dated 1955.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
1 oversize folder (0.7 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 1991.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Paul Mandell; 1991.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; November 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy.
- Title
- Register of Photograph of The Ten Commandments
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 March 21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States