Cecil B. DeMille
(1881-1959)
American film director, producer and actor
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Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants. He was an active Freemason and member of Prince of Orange Lodge #16 in New York City.
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Cecil Blount DeMille 12 August 1881 Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
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21 January 1959 (aged 77) Hollywood, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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