Cecil B. DeMille
The founding father of American cinema and master of epic showmanship.
Cecil B. DeMille was born on August 12, 1881, in Ashfield, Massachusetts.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Cecil Blount de Mille
- Born
- 12 August 1881
- Birthplace
- Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- 21 January 1959
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Education
- Pennsylvania Military College; American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupation
- Film director
- screenwriter
- producer
- editor
- actor
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
His father, Henry de Mille, was a North Carolina-born dramatist and actor who taught English at Columbia College.[2] When he became an adult, DeMille changed his name's spelling to DeMille, thinking it would appear more attractive on a theater marquee.[3] In 1900, DeMille started his acting career on stage, working for Charles Frohman's theatrical company.[4] His first stage appearance occurred on February 21, 1900, at New York's Garden Theater in the production Hearts Are Trumps.[4]
On August 16, 1902, in East Orange, New Jersey, DeMille married Constance Adams.[4] The Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company was formed in 1913 by DeMille, Lasky, Sam Goldfish, and several other businessmen; DeMille was appointed director-general.[5] Co-directed by Apfel, The Squaw Man (1914) became a huge success and solidified the Lasky Company's reputation.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eyman 2010, p. 15; Eyman 2010, p. 15; Louvish 2007, p. 6; ;; Eyman 2010, p. 15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eyman 2010, p. 15; Ringgold Bodeen 1969, p. 1; Eyman 2010, p. 15; Eyman 2010, p. 15; Ringgold Bodeen 1969, p. 1 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ;; Louvish 2007, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ;; Edmonds Mimura 1980, p. 38; Edmonds Mimura 1980, p. 38; Ringgold Bodeen 1969, p. 1; Ringgold Bodeen 1969, p. 1; Ringgold Bodeen 1969, p. 1 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cecil B. DeMille" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Presley Vieira 2014, p. 18 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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