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Henry Churchill de Mille (September 17, 1853 – February 10, 1893) was an American dramatist and Georgist, and the father of film pioneers Cecil B. de Mille and William C. de Mille, and the paternal grandfather of the dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille.
Apr 27, 2022 · Henry Churchill deMille, playwright, was the son of William Edward and Margaret Blount Hoyt deMille, both of Washington, N.C., where young deMille was born. During the Civil War his father joined the Confederate Army and the family refugeed to Greenville.
- September 04, 1853
- George J. Homs
Henry Churchill de Mille. Husband of Beatrice and father of Cecil B. and William de Mille, Henry's father fought for South in the Civil War. Henry graduated from Columbia College in 1875 and taught school for 7 years. Henry worked as a play reader for the Madison Square Theatre.
17 Sept. 1853–10 Feb. 1893. Henry Churchill deMille, playwright, was the son of William Edward and Margaret Blount Hoyt deMille, both of Washington, N.C., where young deMille was born. During the Civil War his father joined the Confederate Army and the family refugeed to Greenville.
Sep 16, 2020 · Henry C. de Mille, an American playwright, was the son of William Edward de Mille and Margaret Blount Hoyt. He married Matilda Beatrice Samuel in 1876. Husband of Beatrice and father of Cecil B. and William de Mille, Henry's father fought for South in the Civil War.
- Male
- September 7, 1853
- Matilda Beatrice (Samuel) de Mille
- February 10, 1893
Research genealogy for Henry Churchill deMille of Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States of America, as well as other members of the deMille family, on Ancestry®.
Henry Churchill De Mille, widely known as the-writer of many successful plays, died of typhoid fever on Thursday afternoon at his borne in Pompton, N.J., in the fortieth year of his age.
