William C. deMille

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film director person playwright screenwriter

William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.

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instanceOf film director →
person →
playwright →
screenwriter →
activeYearsInFilm 1910s →
1920s →
early 1930s →
birthName William Churchill de Mille →
burialPlace Hollywood Forever Cemetery →
causeOfDeath pneumonia →
child Agnes de Mille →
coFounderOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1878-07-25 →
dateOfDeath 1955-03-05 →
educatedAt American Academy of Dramatic Arts →
Columbia University →
employer Famous Players–Lasky →
Paramount Pictures →
era early sound film era →
silent film era →
ethnicGroup American of Dutch descent →
familyName deMille →
father Henry de Mille →
fieldOfWork cinema →
theatre →
gender male →
genre drama →
givenName William →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
mother Matilda Beatrice deMille →
name William C. deMille →
nationality American →
notableRelative Blanche de Mille (stepmother) →
notableWork Grumpy (1923 film) →
Miss Lulu Bett (1921 film) →
The Heir to the Hoorah (play) →
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film adaptation) →
The Warrens of Virginia (play) →
occupation film director →
playwright →
screenwriter →
placeOfBirth Washington, North Carolina, United States →
placeOfDeath Playa del Rey, California, United States →
positionHeld vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences →
religion Episcopalian →
residence Los Angeles, California, United States →
sibling Cecil B. DeMille →
spouse Anna Angela George →
Clara Beranger →
writingStyle sophisticated domestic drama →
Referenced by (7)
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Beatrice DeMille ("William C. de Mille") →
Henry Churchill DeMille ("William C. DeMille") →
child
7th Academy Awards →
host
Henry Churchill DeMille ("William C. DeMille") →
influenced
William C. deMille →
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Agnes de Mille →
relative
Cecil B. DeMille →
sibling
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