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- Category: Radio
- Star rank: 659
- Address:
6240 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101518, -118.325027
Cecil B. De Mille
Biography
Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies. Among his best-known films are Cleopatra; Samson and Delilah; The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture; and The Ten Commandments, which was his last and most successful film.
Fact file
- Born: Cecil Blount DeMille August 12, 1881 Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Died: January 21, 1959 (aged 77) Hollywood, California, United States
- Occupation: Producer, director, editor, screenwriter, actor
- Years active: 1913–1959
- Spouse: Constance Adams (1902–1959)
- Partner: Jeanie MacPherson Julia Faye
- Parents: Henry Churchill DeMille Beatrice Samuel
Read more about Cecil B. De Mille at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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1743 Vine St Vine St, west side, between Yucca and Hollywood
In the news
Robert De Niro to receive DeMille lifetime honor at Golden Globes
USA Today Movies, 2010-11-10 01:36:28
Robert De Niro will receive the Cecil B. De Mille Award for lifetime achievement at next year's Golden Globe Awards.
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Argyle and El Centro
- Go east and cross El Centro
- Go west and cross Argyle
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Argyle
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near El Centro
Nearby you will also find Pat O'Brien, Robert Mitchum, John Carradine, and many others.