FILM DIRECTOR

Cecil B. DeMille

1881 - 1959

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Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil B. DeMille has received more than 3,830,513 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Cecil B. DeMille is the 283rd most popular film director (down from 212th in 2019), the 1,824th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,398th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Cecil B. DeMilles by language

Over the past year Cecil B. DeMille has had the most page views in the with 472,460 views, followed by French (35,061), and Spanish (28,161). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (12,700.00%), Haitian (125.87%), and Bulgarian (118.32%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cecil B. DeMille ranks 283 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert J. Flaherty, Jerzy Stuhr, Zack Snyder, John Schlesinger, Adrian Lyne, and Ub Iwerks. After him are Tex Avery, Sam Raimi, Spike Lee, Just Jaeckin, Roger Corman, and Michael Bay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Cecil B. DeMille ranks 59. Before him are Paul Cornu, Eugène Schueller, L. E. J. Brouwer, Vincenzo Lancia, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, and Vincenzo Peruggia. After him are H. H. Kung, Günther Quandt, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Ramón Grau, Ernst Gräfenberg, and Mikhail Larionov. Among people deceased in 1959, Cecil B. DeMille ranks 42. Before him are Olga Knipper, Edmond Debeaumarché, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, D. F. Malan, Ichirō Hatoyama, and Barthélemy Boganda. After him are Sisavang Vong, Ernest Bloch, Zhang Jinghui, Elias, Duke of Parma, William Halsey Jr., and Grock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cecil B. DeMille ranks 1,824 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Joan Rivers (1933), Susan Atkins (1948), Eric Carr (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), and Ub Iwerks (1901). After him are Tex Avery (1908), Dean Cain (1966), Cab Calloway (1907), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Sam Raimi (1959), and Axl Rose (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Cecil B. DeMille ranks 73. Before him are Robert Aldrich (1918), John Frankenheimer (1930), Joseph Losey (1909), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Zack Snyder (1966), and Ub Iwerks (1901). After him are Tex Avery (1908), Sam Raimi (1959), Spike Lee (1957), Roger Corman (1926), Michael Bay (1965), and Stanley Kramer (1913).

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Filmography

The Greatest Show on Earth
Director
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Feb 16o 19526.273 / 10
Samson and Delilah
Director
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.
Dec 21o 19496.536 / 10
The Ten Commandments
Director
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Oct 5o 19567.751 / 10