Cecil B. DeMille
Known for
Directing
Born
August 12, 1881
Birthplace
Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died
January 21, 1959 (aged 77)
Biography
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 spectacle, sex, and spellbinding narrative to convey a message of faith.
It was DeMille who created the image of the omnipotent director, megaphone in hand, wearing boots and a visored cap. DeMille gave Ho...
Best known work
Sunset Boulevard
1950
The Ten Commandments
1956
The War of the Worlds
1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Samson and Delilah
1949
Hail Satan?
2019
Cleopatra
1934
The Ten Commandments
1923
Union Pacific
1939
The Cheat
1915Filmography
2022
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Ageas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020
Yul Brynner, the Magnificentas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020
2020
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracleas Self (archive footage)
2019
Hail Satan?as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epicas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroeas Self (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinemaas Self (archive footage)
2003
1995
1988
All-Time Movie Greatsas Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30sas Self (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
Showbiz Ballyhooas Self (archive footage)
1980
1976
Hooray for Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
1974
1958
The Buccaneeras Presenter of Prologue, Executive Producer, Producer
1957
The Buster Keaton Storyas Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)
1956
The Ten Commandmentsas Narrator (uncredited), Director, Producer
1956
1953
The War of the WorldsExecutive Producer