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Also Known As Cecil B. de Mille • Cecil Blount DeMille
Born August 12, 1881 • Massachusetts
Died January 21, 1959 (aged 77) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1953) • Academy Award (1950)
Notable Works “The Story of Dr. Wassell” • “Samson and Delilah” • “The Godless Girl” • “The Greatest Show on Earth” • “The King of Kings” • “The Sign of the Cross” • “The Squaw Man” • “The Ten Commandments” • “The Ten Commandments”

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