About
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 Hollywood numerous stars: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, William (“Hopalong Cassidy”) Boyd, Claudette Colbert, Robert Preston, Jean Arthur, and Charlton Heston. DeMille created the posts of studio...
Known for
Sunset BoulevardMovie • 1950
The Ten CommandmentsMovie • 1956
Samson and DelilahMovie • 1949
The War of the WorldsMovie • 1953
The Greatest Show on EarthMovie • 1952
UnconqueredMovie • 1947
The PlainsmanMovie • 1936
The King of KingsMovie • 1927
Union PacificMovie • 1939
CleopatraMovie • 1934
The Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932
The BuccaneerMovie • 1958
The Story of Dr. WassellMovie • 1944
Madam SatanMovie • 1930
The Ten CommandmentsMovie • 1923
Reap the Wild WindMovie • 1942
North West Mounted PoliceMovie • 1940
Son of PalefaceMovie • 1952
The CheatMovie • 1915
CarmenMovie • 1915
The Little AmericanMovie • 1917
The Squaw ManMovie • 1914
Male and FemaleMovie • 1919
Joan the WomanMovie • 1916