Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille · Arts & Literature
Founding father of Hollywood ('The Ten Commandments'); son of a Jewish mother, Matilda Beatrice Samuel
1881, Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA — 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States (Hollywood)
Cecil B. DeMille is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Founding father of Hollywood ('The Ten Commandments'); son of a Jewish mother, Matilda Beatrice Samuel
Cecil B. DeMille was a founding figure of Hollywood who directed the epic 'The Ten Commandments' (both 1923 and 1956) and helped establish the feature film as a commercial art form. Over a five-decade career he became synonymous with large-scale, spectacular biblical and historical cinema. His mother, Matilda Beatrice Samuel, was of English-Jewish descent while his father was Episcopalian, and DeMille was raised in the Episcopal faith.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
Founding father of Hollywood ('The Ten Commandments'); son of a Jewish mother, Matilda Beatrice Samuel
Source: IMDb (Jewish Directors list)
