Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Known for: Directing

Born: August 12, 1881

Died: January 21, 1959

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker, known as a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable. Cecil B. DeMille is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, and The Ten Commandments (1956). He blended specta…

Known for

Life in Hollywood No. 1
Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927
Hollywood Extra Girl
Hollywood Extra Girl
1935
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
2016
The Hollywood You Never See
1934
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel
1921
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
Life in Hollywood
Life in Hollywood
1927
Jens Mons in America
Jens Mons in America
1947
The Fallbrook Story
The Fallbrook Story
1952
The Movies March On
The Movies March On
1939
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
2020
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
The Circus: Premiere
The Circus: Premiere
1928
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
1995
Estrellados
Estrellados
1930
Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface
1952
Free and Easy
Free and Easy
1930
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle II
2020
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
Madam Satan
Madam Satan
1930
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Hail Satan?
Hail Satan?
2019
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Unconquered
Unconquered
1947
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
1940
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man
1914
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
1952
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
1974
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
1956
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
The U.S. and the Holocaust
The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956