Cecil B. DeMille

Born

August 12, 1881

Died

January 21, 1959 (aged 77)

Known as

film producer, film director, film editor, screenwriter, playwright, actor

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including 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.

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