Cecil B. DeMille

Born: 1881-8-12

Birthplace: Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Profession: Director, actor

Nationality: America

Representative Works: Cleopatra Cléopatre, The Greatest Show on Earth

Cecil B. DeMille (Cecil B. DeMille) was born on January 1, 1870 in Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA, and died in Los Angeles in 1959. American director and actor.

He made his debut on the Broadway stage in 1900 and has since been engaged in stage performances and served as a theater manager for more than 10 years. His works include " Cléopatre ", " The King Of Kings " and so on.

Performing Experience

Under the influence of his mother and elder brother WC Dimir (playwright and director), he entered the New York Academy of Dramatic Art and entered the Broadway stage for the first time in 1900 . Since then, he has been engaged in stage performances and served as theater manager for more than 10 years.

In 1913, Dimir, together with JL Laski and S. Godwin (then surnamed Goldfish) founded the Jesse Laski Feature Film Company, and shot 6 feature films "Different Marriage" in the same year. This company was the predecessor of Paramount Pictures, Inc. later . Dimir became the main director of this big company.

In 1923, Hollywood asked Will Hayes to serve as the president of the American Film Production and Distribution Association. Dimir admired him so much that he decided to stop directing unethical feature films and fully film " The Ten Commandments ".

Character Evaluation

Cecil B. DeMille is good at grasping audience needs and is good at storytelling, so his films with drama and comedy have been very successful since the silent film period. He was also the first person in Hollywood to implement a directing and production system.

The director and producer system promoted by Cecil B. DeMille made him the prototype of the powerful Hollywood directors and producers in Hollywood today. Many comedy themes he directed reflect his perfect narrative ability.

Extended Reading

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