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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 155,033 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). William C. deMille is the 1,242nd most popular film director (down from 989th in 2019), the 8,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,754th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William C. deMille ranks 1,242 out of 1,581Before him are Neill Blomkamp, Andrzej Sekuła, Boris Sagal, Patty Jenkins, Kurt Hoffmann, and Michael Caton-Jones. After him are Dennis Gansel, Neil Burger, Michael Hoffman, Stanley Tong, George Abbott, and Lev Kulidzhanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, William C. deMille ranks 189Before him are Oscar Olson, The Great Gama, Muriel Robb, Wollmar Boström, Paul Weinstein, and Peter Kemp. After him are Augustus John, Francisco Lagos Cházaro, John Cregan, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, John Masefield, and Peder Kolstad. Among people deceased in 1955, William C. deMille ranks 138Before him are Herman Steiner, George van Rossem, Martha Norelius, Carlos Dávila, Arthur Shaw, and Dimitrios Maximos. After him are David Carstens, Rukhmabai, Robert E. Sherwood, Alice Joyce, Pentti Haanpää, and John Hodiak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 8,574 out of 18,182Before him are Steve Prefontaine (1951), Paul Winchell (1922), Richard Denning (1914), Lindsey Graham (1955), Max Weinberg (1951), and Stephen Decatur (1779). After him are Howard Ashman (1950), Chris Barnes (1967), Jason Lewis (1971), Coleen Gray (1922), DJ Yella (1967), and Henry Dearborn (1751).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William C. deMille ranks 332Before him are James Gray (1969), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Robert Burks (1909), Sidney Franklin (1893), Chris Buck (1958), and Patty Jenkins (1971). After him are Neil Burger (2000), Michael Hoffman (1956), George Abbott (1887), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Steve Miner (1951), and Lee Unkrich (1967).

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