| Cecil B. DeMille  AKA Cecil Blount DeMille
Born: 12-Aug-1881
Birthplace: Ashfield, MA
Died: 21-Jan-1959
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Hollywood Forever Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Pioneering film director Father: Henry DeMille (Episcopalian)
Mother: (Jewish)
Brother: William
Wife: Constance Adams (m. 16-Aug-1902)
Daughter: Katherine DeMille (adopted, b. 29-Jun-1911, m. Anthony Quinn, d. 27-Apr-1995)
American Petroleum Institute endorsement (1956)
Oscar (honorary) 1950
Oscar (honorary) 1953 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Oscar for Best Picture 1953 for The Greatest Show on Earth
Golden Globe 1952 Cecil B. DeMille Award
Golden Globe 1953 for The Greatest Show on Earth
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1725 Vine Street (motion pictures)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6240 Vine Street (radio)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
The Ten Commandments (5-Oct-1956)
The Greatest Show on Earth (10-Jan-1952)
Samson and Delilah (31-Oct-1949)
Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
The Story of Dr. Wassell (26-Apr-1944)
Reap the Wild Wind (19-Mar-1942)
North West Mounted Police (21-Oct-1940)
Union Pacific (27-Apr-1939)
The Buccaneer (7-Jan-1938)
The Plainsman (1-Jan-1937)
The Crusades (22-Aug-1935)
Cleopatra (5-Oct-1934)
The Sign of the Cross (3-Dec-1932)
The Squaw Man (5-Sep-1931)
Dynamite (13-Dec-1929)
The King of Kings (19-Apr-1927)
The Ten Commandments (23-Nov-1923)
Why Change Your Wife? (21-May-1920)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Buccaneer (1-Dec-1958) Himself
Sunset Blvd. (4-Aug-1950) Himself
Star Spangled Rhythm (18-Dec-1942) Himself
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