It was commercially very successful. Moreover, DeMille was audited by the Internal Revenue Service due to issues with his production company. Many of these displays were thought to be staged, however, as an exercise in discipline. In reality, there's no evidence that there were ever any such documents, and both Josephus and Philo were writing over a millennium after Moses's death. He consistently was criticized for producing shallow films without talent or artistic care. [127] Additionally, he frequently contradicted his staunchly conservative viewpoints. [75] This was also the first American feature film; however, only by release date, as D. W. Griffith's Judith of Bethulia was filmed earlier than The Squaw Man, but released later. "Directorially, I think his pictures were the most horrible things I've ever seen in my life", said director William Wellman. His first film from his new production company, DeMille Pictures Corporation, was The Road to Yesterday in 1925. Next, he would work with writers to develop the story that he was envisioning. [56][57] However, changes in the theater rendered DeMille's melodramas obsolete before they were produced, and true theatrical success eluded him. [251] Director Ridley Scott has been called "the Cecil B. DeMille of the digital era" due to his classical and medieval epics. [165] Although DeMille completed the film, his health was diminished by several more heart attacks. [92] Although DeMille considered enlisting in World War I, he stayed in the United States and made films. [112], The immense popularity of DeMille's silent films enabled him to branch out into other areas. [87] A large collection of DeMille's materials including scripts, storyboards, and films resides at Brigham Young University in L. Tom Perry Special Collections. "A Digger, A Director and A Practical Joker". DeMille's designs, most notably his design of the distinctive cadet parade uniform, won praise from Air Force and Academy leadership, were ultimately adopted, and are still worn by cadets. [20] DeMille's sister Agnes was born on April 23, 1891; his mother nearly did not survive the birth. [143] Jeanie MacPherson would work as a scriptwriter for many of DeMille's films. His first film, The Squaw Man, was the first feature film shot in Hollywood. His poor physical condition upon his return home affected the production of his 1922 film Manslaughter. DeMille wanted to film in Canada; however, due to budget constraints, the film was instead shot in Oregon and Hollywood. Back in the days of Cecil B. DeMille’s riotously flatulent Exodus epic, a filmmaker with delusions of godliness could be counted on to be benign. [206] Bernstein recalled that DeMille would scream, yell, or flatter, whatever it took to achieve the perfection he required in his films. Martin Scorsese cited Unconquered, Samson and Delilah, and The Greatest Show on Earth as DeMille films that have imparted lasting memories on him. Apfel. [201], DeMille experimented in his early films with photographic light and shade which created dramatic shadows instead of glare. With Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury. [21] Agnes would die on February 11, 1894, at the age of three from spinal meningitis. [47] Life was difficult for DeMille and his wife as traveling actors; however, traveling allowed him to experience part of the United States he had not yet seen. However, the idea failed due to lack of funding and commitment. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts honored DeMille with an Alumni Achievement Award in 1958. [229] He began the production of epics earlier in his career until they began to solidify his career in the 1920s. [63] When William found out that DeMille had begun working in the motion picture industry, he wrote DeMille a letter, disappointed that he was willing "to throw away [his] future" when he was "born and raised in the finest traditions of the theater". [109] The King of Kings established DeMille as "master of the grandiose and of biblical sagas". [128] However, according to DeMille himself, he was not anti-union and belonged to a few unions himself. He appeared in eleven of the fifteen plays presented that season, although all were minor roles. Beatrice grew up in a middle-class English household. [300][301], Cecil B. DeMille received many awards and honors, especially later in his career. [232] In the early age of cinema, DeMille differentiated the Lasky Company from other production companies due to the use of dramatic, low-key lighting they called "Lasky lighting" and marketed as "Rembrandt lighting" to appeal to the public. He worked with visual technicians, editors, art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, and set carpenters in order to perfect the visual aspects of his films. He suffered from a post-surgery infection from which he nearly did not recover, citing streptomycin as his saving grace. He related a story that he maintained his self-control when Gloria Swanson sat on his lap, refusing to touch her. Cecil Blount DeMille was among the pioneers of early Hollywood, working in the silent era, becoming one of the major filmmakers of his time, responsible in many ways for the growth of Paramount Pictures into an industry super power. He made stars and cultivated artists. He began his career as a stage actor in 1900. [166] This film would be his last. His graduation performance was the play The Arcady Trail. [187] It is difficult to typify DeMille's films into one specific genre. The cuts were sometimes rough, but the movies were always interesting. After reading the screenplay, Daniel A. Lord warned DeMille that Catholics would find the film too irreverent, while non-Catholics would have considered the film Catholic propaganda. [173] DeMille's funeral was held on January 23 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. [155] In 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott asked DeMille for help in designing the cadet uniforms at the newly established United States Air Force Academy. [304] From the film industry, DeMille received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards in 1953,[305] and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America Award the same year. [89] On July 19, 1916, the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company merged with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company, becoming Famous Players-Lasky. In order to cultivate DeMille's education and life skills, DeMille's mother sent him to Pennsylvania Military College (now Widener University) in Chester, Pennsylvania, at the age of fifteen. [103] Many of his films featured scenes in two-color Technicolor. When he made films drawn from the books of the bible, he demanded the utmost research, but also was aware sex and violence worked wonders to sell his film. Then, he would help writers construct a script. For what they knew at the time, as accurate as possible. Sadly Sound came to film in 1927, otherwise this would have been a major success. [139] Audiences liked its highly saturated color, so DeMille made no further black-and-white features. "[257] The critic Camille Paglia has called The Ten Commandments one of the ten greatest films of all time. At his best, DeMille made big films, filled the screen with excitement, action, colour and vast sequences often of breathtaking beauty, but let’s be clear, none of his films would be considered great art. 1914 The Squaw Man (1914) 1915 I Carmen (1915) 1914 The Virginian (1914) 1921 Forbidden Fruit (1921) 1929 The Godless Girl (1929) 1932 The Sign of the Cross (1932) 1934 Four Frightened People (1934) 1935 The Crusades (1935 His silent era films often included the "battle of the sexes" theme due to the era of women's suffrage and the enlarging role of women in society. [194] DeMille was particularly adept at directing and managing large crowds in his films. The school closed and Beatrice filed for bankruptcy. [193], DeMille rarely gave direction to actors; he preferred to "office-direct" where he would work with actors in his office, going over characters and reading through scripts. [185] Similar to Belasco, DeMille's theatre was revolved around entertainment, rather than artistry. [6] His brother, William C. DeMille, was born on July 25, 1878. [54] Another DeMille-Lasky production that opened in January 1912 was The Antique Girl. [5] He was the second of three children of Henry Churchill de Mille (September 4, 1853 – February 10, 1893) and his wife Matilda Beatrice deMille (née Samuel; January 30, 1853 – October 8, 1923), known as Beatrice. He adapted several of Belasco's screenplays into film. Within minutes Ford had called for the removal of Demille as President of the Guild, and an entire new board was elected. "But he put on pictures that made a fortune. He claims they had access to ancient documents which have since been destroyed. [70] DeMille rented a barn to function as their film studio. [77][78] The film grossed over ten times its budget after its New York premiere in February 1914. They took time off weekly from film production to practice military drills. [36][note 6], Film started becoming more sophisticated and the subsequent films of the Lasky company were criticized for primitive and unrealistic set design. He stated that The Ten Commandments was the final culmination of DeMille's style. [25] The aim of the school was to teach young women to properly understand and fulfill the women's duty to herself, her home, and her country. [58] Having become disinterested in working in theatre, DeMille's passion for film was ignited when he watched the 1912 French film Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth. He had a band of assistants who catered to his needs. Despite its quick turnaround, the film was fairly successful. Hollywood Throws a Big Bash to Celebrate 100 Years of Making Movies Los Angeles Magazine An event on July 1st takes us all back to the barn where it all began However, he would never again vote for a Democratic candidate in a presidential election. [228] Throughout his career, he did not alter his films to better adhere to contemporary or popular styles. [12] She emigrated from England with her parents in 1871 when she was 18, and they settled in Brooklyn. August 1881 in Ashfield, Massachusetts; 21. [250] Five of DeMille's film were the highest-grossing films at the year of their release, with only Spielberg topping him with six of his films as the highest-grossing films of the year. To provide for her family, she opened the Henry C. DeMille School for Girls in her home in February 1893. Jeakins admitted that she received quality training from DeMille, but that it was necessary to become a perfectionist on a DeMille set to avoid being fired. [164], On November 7, 1954, while in Egypt filming the Exodus sequence for The Ten Commandments, DeMille (who was seventy-three) climbed a 107-foot (33 m) ladder to the top of the massive Per Rameses set and suffered a serious heart attack. He had completely adapted to the production of sound film besides despite the film's poor dialogue. DeMille himself directed twenty films by 1915. The film was produced on a large budget of $600,000, the most expensive production at Paramount. With Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye. [49] DeMille wrote another play originally called Sergeant Devil May Care which was renamed The Royal Mounted. DeMille asked David Niven to star in the film, but it was never made. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. Buried in the sand after the shoot, a documentary crew shot the unearthing of Hollywood history bringing attention to this long forgotten film that sits discarded in the shadow of the massive remake. On January 8, 1893, at the age of forty, Henry de Mille died suddenly from typhoid fever, leaving Beatrice with three children. Notably, DeMille had cinematographer John P. Fulton create the parting of the Red Sea scene in his 1956 film The Ten Commandments, which was one of the most expensive special effects in film history, and has been called by Steven Spielberg "the greatest special effect in film history". He was disliked by many inside and outside of the film industry due to his cold and controlling reputation. [188][189] DeMille recalled that one of the most influential plays he saw was Hamlet, directed by Sothern. [274] Scorsese said he had viewed The Ten Commandments forty or fifty times. [117], When "talking pictures" were invented in 1928, Cecil B. DeMille made a successful transition, offering his own innovations to the painful process; he devised a microphone boom and a soundproof camera blimp. [13] DeMille's parents met as members of a music and literary society in New York. [245], Known as the father of the Hollywood motion picture industry, Cecil B. DeMille made 70 films including several box-office hits. A censorship board called the Hays Code was established. [32], From 1904 to 1905, DeMille attempted to make a living as a stock theatre actor with his wife Constance. [28] He fled school to join the Spanish–American War, but failed to meet the age requirement. [230] Actor Charlton Heston admitted DeMille was, "terribly unfashionable" and Sidney Lumet called Demille, "the cheap version of D.W. Griffith," adding that DeMille, "[didn't have]...an original thought in his head," though Heston added that DeMille was much more than that. The gathering drew 93,000, with short speeches by, While the film was a huge success, DeMille regretted that he could not share the success with his wife who had developed, The estate cycled through several different homeowners for the next 30 years until it was bought by American actress. [120] These three films, Dynamite, Madame Satan, and his 1931 remake of The Squaw Man were both critically and financially unsuccessful. The Roaring Twenties were the boom years and DeMille took full advantage, opening the Mercury Aviation Company, one of America's first commercial airlines. [163] Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, it grossed over $80 million, which surpassed the gross of The Greatest Show on Earth and every other film in history, except for Gone with the Wind. An annual award, the Golden Globe's Cecil B. DeMille Award recognizes lifetime achievement in the film industry. [233] DeMille's 1956 version of The Ten Commandments, according to director Martin Scorsese, is renowned for its level of production and the care and detail that went into creating the film. [255] Consequently, the name "DeMille" has become synonymous with filmmaking. Consequently, he formed the DeMille Foundation for Political Freedom in order to campaign for the right to work. [62] Moreover, when he was busy directing other films, he would co-author other Lasky Company scripts as well as create screen adaptations that others directed. In the 1950s, Paramount sold its entire pre-1948 film library, including those of DeMille, to, The set was discovered by Peter Brosnan after hearing a rumor in 1982 that DeMille had ordered the enormous set to be buried after filming rather than taken away. [296] The title of the 2000 John Waters film Cecil B. Demented alludes to DeMille. [122], In 1932, DeMille returned to Paramount at the request of Lasky, bringing with him his own production unit. In that respect, he was better than any of us", Wellman added. [273] DeMille has influenced the careers of many modern directors. [32] At the age of twenty-one, Cecil B. DeMille married Constance Adams on August 16, 1902 at Adams's father's home in East Orange, New Jersey. [85] Goldwyn was later fired from Famous Players-Lasky due to frequent clashes with Lasky, DeMille, and finally Zukor. [35] DeMille had more violent sexual preferences and fetishes than his wife and Adams allowed DeMille to have several long term mistresses during their marriage as an outlet for his particular sexual kinks, while maintaining an outward appearance of a faithful marriage. DeMille. His film The Volga Boatman gave a sympathetic portrayal of the Russian Revolution and he was fascinated by a trip to the Soviet Union in the 1930s. A Biblical epic with sex, it was a characteristically DeMille film. However, his final films maintained that DeMille was still respected by his audiences. Instead, he joined the Producers Distributing Corporation. They screened four of his films at Christ Church, where DeMille and his family attended church when they lived there. Share with your friends. [85] While on a European vacation in 1921, DeMille contracted rheumatic fever in Paris. However, the films of his silent era were often thematically different than the films of his sound era. [172], Cecil B. DeMille suffered a series of heart attacks from June 1958 to January 1959,[169] and died on January 21, 1959, following an attack. [263] Joseph Henabery recalled that DeMille looked like "a king on a throne surrounded by his court" while directing films on a camera platform. Believing his status in the business would bring the loyalty clause to pass, he viciously called out the names of those he questioned, exaggerating the pronunciation of their name, William Wyler became Villiam Vyler. [247] Adjusted for inflation, DeMille's remake of The Ten Commandments is the eighth highest-grossing film in the world. DeMille toured with the circus while helping write the script. Cleopatra (1934) was his first film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. This concerned the executives at Paramount; however, the film turned out to be the studio's highest-grossing film. [51], DeMille was poor and struggled to find work. Actually two stories, the first being that of Moses setting free the Hebrews from Egypt, the second being a modern-day, circa 1923 of ordinary people living by the code of the commandments. DeMille developed a plan with his doctor to allow him to continue directing while reducing his physical stress. Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection. The Squaw Man (1914), co-directed by Oscar Apfel, was a sensation and it established the Lasky Company. Of his seventy films, five revolved around stories of the Bible and the New Testament; however many others, while not direct retellings of Biblical stories, had themes of faith and religious fanaticism in films such as The Crusades and The Road to Yesterday. The play was successful and DeMille was distraught that his childhood idol had plagiarized his work. [85] His specific use of lighting, influenced by his mentor David Belasco, was for the purpose of creating "striking images" and heightening "dramatic situations". [137] During pre-production of Union Pacific, DeMille was dealing with his first serious health issue. DeMille traveled abroad to find employment until he was offered a deal at Paramount. However, this version is actually a 1918 re-release. [213] DeMille did receive help in his films, notably from Alvin Wyckoff who shot forty-three of DeMille's films;[81] brother William deMille who would occasionally serve as his screenwriter;[83] and Jeanie Macpherson, who served as DeMille's exclusive screenwriter for fifteen years;[214] and Eddie Salven, DeMille's favorite assistant director. [27] This was the first of few film collaborations with his brother William. 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