FILM DIRECTOR

William C. deMille

1878 - 1955

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William C. deMille has received more than 168,869 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William C. deMille is the 1,276th most popular film director (down from 1,239th in 2019), the 8,596th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,556th in 2019) and the 325th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William C. deMille ranks 1,276 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Tashlin, Julie Taymor, Rebecca Miller, Diane Kurys, Dudley Nichols, and Bertrand Bonello. After him are Igor Maslennikov, Joseph Ruben, Tom Hooper, Andrew Adamson, Wesley Ruggles, and Richard Eyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, William C. deMille ranks 209. Before him are Zofka Kveder, Albert Nasse, Charles Tate Regan, Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Maximos IV Sayegh, and Wollmar Boström. After him are John Rimmer, Edwin Mills, Paul Weinstein, Spyridon Belokas, Karel van de Woestijne, and Augustus John. Among people deceased in 1955, William C. deMille ranks 146. Before him are Edwin Barclay, James P. Johnson, Giuseppe Domenichelli, Matthew Henson, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, and Dimitrios Maximos. After him are Aleksei Dikiy, H. J. R. Murray, André Rischmann, Herman Steiner, Richard Verderber, and Georges Johin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 8,596 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Valley (1964), William Blum (1933), Alexander Berzin (1944), Jim Pollard (1922), Paul Bearer (1954), and Cathy Moriarty (1960). After him are Spencer Dryden (1938), Emily Donelson (1807), Ann Harding (1902), Danny Lloyd (1972), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), and Joseph Kruskal (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 325. Before him are Bennett Miller (1966), Chris Buck (1958), Frank Tashlin (1913), Julie Taymor (1952), Rebecca Miller (1962), and Dudley Nichols (1895). After him are Joseph Ruben (1950), Wesley Ruggles (1889), Owen Roizman (1936), Rian Johnson (1973), Buddy Van Horn (1928), and Neil Burger (1963).

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Filmography

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Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
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