Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount de Mille

Born August 12, 1881· Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA

† Died January 21, 1959

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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 religi…