CECIL B. DEMILLE

DIRECTING

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker, known as a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history.

Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable.