Cecil Blount DeMille
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Aug 12, 1881 Ashfield, MA |
| Died | Jan 21, 1959 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 77 |
| Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever | |
Cecil B. DeMille | |
| Job | Producer, director, editor, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1913-1959 |
| Known for | Flamboyance and showmanship of movies; trademark historical epics |
| Top Roles | Narrator, Prologue Speaker, Narrator, Voice of Narrator, Himself |
| Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Romance, Adventure, Comedy, Historical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Religious, Pre-Code Cinema |
| Top Collaborators | Julia Faye, Henry Wilcoxon, Frank Wilcox, Dorothy Adams |
| Shares birthday with | Jane Wyatt, Ralph Nelson, John Derek see more.. |
Cecil B. DeMille Overview:
Legendary director, Cecil B. DeMille, was born Cecil Blount DeMille on Aug 12, 1881 in Ashfield, MA. DeMille died at the age of 77 on Jan 21, 1959 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
MINI BIO:
Cecil DeMille sold the public morality and religion under the wrappings of sex and sin. Although he made dozens of films, his most famous remain the Biblical and historical spectaculars, with their cast of thousands, and their magnificent costumes, sets and effects. DeMille spared no expense, expected 110 percent from cast and crew alike, and believed passionately in the films he made.
Although the butt of many jokes, DeMille's films made millions at the box offices worldwide. His judgment of what the public would pay to see hardly ever failed him, and those who reviled him were often those whose careers waned long before DeMille's was over. DeMille spent a fortune on films, but unlike some of today's free spenders, he knew exactly what he was doing. His last film, The Ten Commandments, cost $13,500,000 -- but made nearly $50,000,000.
An ex-actor, DeMille arrived in Hollywood in 1913, directed his first film in 18 days, and three years later formed the Famous Players-Lasky organization (with Adolph Zukor, Sam Goldwyn and Jesse Lasky) that shortly after became Paramount Pictures.
In addition to his trademark historical epics (such as The Ten Commandments 1923 and 1956; The Sign of the Cross), DeMille also produced pioneering adventures including The Plainsman, Union Pacific, Northwest Mounted Police and Unconquered.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
DeMille's autobiography The autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although DeMille was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won two Honorary Oscar Awards in 1949 and 1952 Cecil B. DeMille .
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1952 | Best Director | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) | N/A | Nominated |
Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)
| Year | Award | Description |
| 1949 | Special Award | as distinguished motion picture pioneer, for 37 years of brilliant showmanship |
| 1952 | IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD | Cecil B. DeMille |
He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Radio. Cecil B. DeMille's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #59 on Aug 7, 1941. In addition, DeMille was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 2003.
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Cecil B. DeMille Quotes:
Narrator: We bring you the circus, pied piper whose magic tunes greet children of all ages, from six to 60, into a tinsel and spun-candy world of reckless beauty and mounting laughter and whirling thrills; of rhythm, excitement and grace; of blaring and daring and dance; of high-stepping horses and high-flying stars. But behind all this, the circus is a massive machine whose very life depends on discipline and motion and speed. A mechanized army on wheels, that rolls over any obstacle in its path, that meets calamity again and again, but always comes up smiling. A place where disaster and tragedy stalk the big top, haunt the backyard, and ride the circus train. Where death is constantly watching for one frayed rope, one weak link, or one trace of fear. A fierce, primitive fighting force that smashes relentlessly forward against impossible odds. That is the circus. And this is the story of the biggest of the big tops, and of the men and women who fight to make it "The Greatest Show on Earth."
[Opening line and sentences as movie started]
Narrator: And God said Let there be light, and there was light. And from this light, God created life upon earth. And man was given diminion over all things upon this earth and the power to choose betweem good and evil. But each sought to do his own will because he knew not the light of God's law. Man took dominion over man, the conquered were made to serve the conqueror, the weak were made to serve the strong, and freedom was gone from this world. So did the Egyptians cause the children of Israel to serve with rigor, and their lives were made bitter with hard bondage. And their cry came up unto God. And God heard them and cast into Egypt, into the lowly hut of Amram and Yochabel, the seed of a man upon whose mind and heart would be written God's law and God's commandments, one man alone against an empire.
Narrator: The steel has been tempered. The metal is ready - for the Maker's hand.
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