Motion pictures are the most important contribution to literature and art since the invention of fiction. - Cecil B. DeMille

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Motion pictures are the most important contribution to literature and art since the invention of fiction.

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About Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker. Between 1914 and 1958, he made a total of 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.

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Pen Names: ''C.B.''
Native Name: Cecil Blount DeMille
Alternative Names: Cecil B. de Mille Cecil De Mille Cecil B DeMille Cecil B. De Mille

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