Cecil B. DeMille
Known For: Directing
- Born
- August 12, 1881
- Died
- January 21, 1959 (77.443835616438 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies. Among his best-known films are The Ten Commandments (1956), Cleopatra (1934), and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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