• August 12, 1881
  • Ashfield, Massachusetts
  • Male
  • American

Cecil B. DeMille

Biography

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American filmmaker. Between 1914 and 1958, he made a total of 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. 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. (cc-by-sa wikipedia)

Filmography

Movie NameRelease Date
The Volga Boatman May 23, 1926
The Sign of the Cross February 10, 1933
The King of Kings January 1, 1927
The Devil-Stone December 16, 1917
The Woman God Forgot October 28, 1917
A Romance of the Redwoods May 14, 1917
The Squaw Man February 15, 1914
Something to Think About October 17, 1920
Joan the Woman December 25, 1916
Cleopatra October 5, 1934
The Cheat December 13, 1915
Union Pacific May 5, 1939
Samson and Delilah September 21, 1950
Reap the Wild Wind June 4, 1942
Male and Female November 23, 1919