1. DeMille - Noun
2. DeMille - Proper noun
United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)
Source: WordNetAudiences liked its highly saturated color, so DeMille made no further black-and-white features. Source: Internet
“A man is blessed with a family sitting down front like that,” said when accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, before choking up. Source: Internet
Another likely reason The Greatest Show on Earth was voted Best Picture of 1952 was that it was seen as a "last chance" vote for Cecil B. DeMille, to honor him for a lifetime of filmmaking going well back into the silent movie era. Source: Internet
Arce 1979, p. 220. This last of four films made with DeMille was Cooper's most lucrative, earning the actor over $300,000 in salary and percentage of profits. Source: Internet
DeMille asked David Niven to star in the film, but it was never made. Source: Internet
DeMille recalled that this church was the place where he visualized the story of his 1923 version of The Ten Commandments. citation Henry read to his children nightly, both from the classics and from the Bible. Source: Internet