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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.
Birth Name
Cecil Blount DeMille
Born
Friday, 12 August 1881
Died
Wednesday, 21 January 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| The U.S. and the Holocaust | Self - Film Director | 2022 |
| Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle | Self | 2020 |
| Hail Satan? | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille | Self | 2016 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Extraordinary Women | Self | 2011 |
| All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace | Self | 2011 |
| Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | Self | 2009 |
| Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies | Self | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
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Director Filmography
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 1957 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Picture | Won |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Won |
