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William Churchill deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955), also spelled de Mille or De Mille, was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent film era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film.
William C. De Mille served as the second president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He died on March 8, 1955. He was 76 years old.
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- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA
William Churchill de Mille (1878 – 1955) was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film. Once he was established in film he specialized in adapting Broadway plays into silent films.
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William C. de Mille Biography William Churchill de Mille was the older brother of Hollywood legend Cecil B. DeMille (W.C. retained the family spelling of his name) and father of Tony Award-winning choreographer Agnes de Mille.
Died March 5, 1955 in Playa del Rey, CA. W illiam C. de Mille was a playwright, motion-picture producer and director and founder of the drama department at the University of Southern...
de Mille, William C [hurchill] (1878–1955) (1878–1955), playwright.The son of Henry C. de Mille and father of Agnes de Mille, he was born in Washington, North Carolina, and studied at Columbia University, then at the ...
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William Churchill De Mille (1878-1955) was an American playwright, producer and director. He wrote a number of stage plays and produced them with David Belasco from 1902 to 1914 before becoming one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry.
