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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1802
- Address:
6115 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101772, -118.322778
William DeMille
Biography
William C. deMille
Willam C. deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 8, 1955) was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film. DeMille was born in Washington, North Carolina, to Henry Churchill deMille (1853–1893), an Episcopal lay minister and playwright from North Carolina, and Matilda Beatrice Samuel (1853–1923), who was born to a Sephardic Jewish family in England but converted to her husband’s faith. He was the elder brother of the versatile Cecil B. DeMille, who altered the punctuation of his last name when he went to Hollywood, claiming that it fit better on marquees. (William continued to be known as “deMille,” while his daughter Agnes chose “de Mille.”) William received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University followed by graduate studies at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, at schools in Germany, and a second stint at Columbia studying under Brander Matthews.
Fact file
- Born: William Churchill deMille July 25, 1878 Washington, North Carolina, U.S.
- Died: March 5, 1955 (aged 76) Playa del Rey, California
- Spouse: Anna Angela George (1903-1929); Clara Beranger (1929-1955) (his death)
Read more about William DeMille at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Gower and Vista Del Mar
- Go west and cross Vista Del Mar
- Cross to the south side of Hollywood near Vista Del Mar
- Cross to the south side of Hollywood near Gower
Nearby you will also find Danny Kaye, John Hodiak, Johnny Mack Brown, and many others.