AKA Cecil Blount DeMille

Born: 12-Aug-1881
Birthplace: Ashfield, MA
Died: 21-Jan-1959
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Hollywood Forever Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Pioneering film director

Father: Henry DeMille (Episcopalian)
Mother: (Jewish)
Brother: William
Wife: Constance Adams (m. 16-Aug-1902)
Daughter: Katherine DeMille (adopted, b. 29-Jun-1911, m. Anthony Quinn, d. 27-Apr-1995)

    American Petroleum Institute endorsement (1956)
    Oscar (honorary) 1950
    Oscar (honorary) 1953 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
    Oscar for Best Picture 1953 for The Greatest Show on Earth
    Golden Globe 1952 Cecil B. DeMille Award
    Golden Globe 1953 for The Greatest Show on Earth
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1725 Vine Street (motion pictures)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6240 Vine Street (radio)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    The Ten Commandments (5-Oct-1956)
    The Greatest Show on Earth (10-Jan-1952)
    Samson and Delilah (31-Oct-1949)
    Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
    The Story of Dr. Wassell (26-Apr-1944)
    Reap the Wild Wind (19-Mar-1942)
    North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)
    Union Pacific (27-Apr-1939)
    The Buccaneer (7-Jan-1938)
    The Plainsman (1-Jan-1937)
    The Crusades (22-Aug-1935)
    Cleopatra (5-Oct-1934)
    The Sign of the Cross (3-Dec-1932)
    The Squaw Man (5-Sep-1931)
    Dynamite (13-Dec-1929)
    The King of Kings (19-Apr-1927)
    The Ten Commandments (23-Nov-1923)
    Why Change Your Wife? (21-May-1920)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Buccaneer (1-Dec-1958) Himself
    Sunset Blvd. (4-Aug-1950) Himself
    Star Spangled Rhythm (18-Dec-1942) Himself

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