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William C. deMille, the Glossary

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.^[1]

99 relations: A Trip to Paramountown, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, After the Show (film), Agnes de Mille, Anna George de Mille, Anton the Terrible, Beatrice deMille, Bought and Paid For, Brander Matthews, Braveheart (1925 film), Carmen (1915 Cecil B. DeMille film), Cecil B. DeMille, Choreography, Clara Beranger, Clarence (1922 film), Classmates (1924 film), Columbia University, Common Ground (1916 film), Conrad in Quest of His Youth, Craig's Wife (1928 film), David Belasco, Don't Call It Love (film), Douglas Fairbanks, Film director, For Alimony Only, For Better, for Worse (1919 film), Grumpy (1923 film), Hashimura Togo, Henry Churchill de Mille, Henry George, His Double Life, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Icebound (film), In 1999, Internet Broadway Database, Jack Straw (film), Katherine DeMille, Locked Doors, Lorna Moon, Lost: A Wife, M. C. Levee, Maria Rosa (1916 film), Mary Pickford, Men and Women (1925 film), Midsummer Madness (1921 film), Mirandy Smiles, Miss Lulu Bett (film), Neely Dickson, New Brooms, Nice People (film), ... Expand index (49 more) »
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A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown is a 1922 American short silent documentary film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures, to celebrate 10 years of Paramount's founding.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), often pronounced; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.

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After the Show (film)

After the Show is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Vianna Knowlton and Hazel Christie MacDonald based on a story by Rita Weiman.

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Agnes de Mille

Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer. William C. deMille and Agnes de Mille are American people of German-Jewish descent and deMille family.

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Anna George de Mille

Anna George de Mille (1878–1947) was an American feminist and Georgism advocate.

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Anton the Terrible

Anton the Terrible is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax, Jules Eckert Goodman and Charles Sarver.

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Beatrice deMille

Matilda Beatrice deMille (January 30, 1853 – October 8, 1923) (born Matilda Beatrice Samuel; also known as Beatrice C. deMille, Agnes Graham, Tillie Samuel, Mrs. Henry deMille) was an English-American play broker, screenwriter, playwright, theater actress and entrepreneur. William C. deMille and Beatrice deMille are deMille family.

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Bought and Paid For

Bought and Paid For is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Brander Matthews

James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 – March 31, 1929) was an American academic, writer and literary critic.

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Braveheart (1925 film)

Braveheart is a 1925 American silent contemporary Western film directed by Alan Hale Sr. and starring Rod La Rocque.

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Carmen (1915 Cecil B. DeMille film)

Carmen is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. William C. deMille and Cecil B. DeMille are American people of British-Jewish descent, American people of German-Jewish descent, American silent film directors, Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, deMille family, film directors from North Carolina and screenwriters from North Carolina.

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Choreography

Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified.

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Clara Beranger

Clara Beranger (Strouse; January 14, 1886 – September 10, 1956) was an American screenwriter of the silent film era and a member of the original faculty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. William C. deMille and Clara Beranger are screenwriters from California.

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Clarence (1922 film)

Clarence is a 1922 American silent comedy drama, based on the 1919 play by Booth Tarkington, produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures.

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Classmates (1924 film)

Classmates is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Richard Barthelmess, produced by his company Inspiration Pictures, and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Common Ground (1916 film)

Common Ground is a 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, directed by William C. deMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Conrad in Quest of His Youth

Conrad in Quest of His Youth is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Thomas Meighan.

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Craig's Wife (1928 film)

Craig's Wife is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Irene Rich, Warner Baxter and Virginia Bradford.

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David Belasco

David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright.

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Don't Call It Love (film)

Don't Call It Love is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger and Julian Street based upon the play Rita Coventry by Hubert Osborne.

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Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films. William C. deMille and Douglas Fairbanks are American people of German-Jewish descent, Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, presidents of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty.

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Film director

A film director is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision.

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For Alimony Only

For Alimony Only is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Leatrice Joy, Clive Brook, and Lilyan Tashman.

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For Better, for Worse (1919 film)

For Better, for Worse is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson.

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Grumpy (1923 film)

Grumpy is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Hashimura Togo

Hashimura Togo is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and Wallace Irwin.

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Henry Churchill de Mille

Henry Churchill de Mille (September 17, 1853 – February 10, 1893) was an American dramatist and Georgist, and the father of film pioneers Cecil B. de Mille and William C. de Mille, and the paternal grandfather of the dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille. William C. deMille and Henry Churchill de Mille are deMille family.

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Henry George

Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and journalist.

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His Double Life

His Double Life is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Broadway theatrical impresario and first time film director Arthur Hopkins with directorial input from the experienced William C. deMille, Cecil's older brother.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a full-service cemetery, funeral home, crematory, and cultural events center which regularly hosts community events such as live music and summer movie screenings.

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Icebound (film)

Icebound is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and based on a 1923 Pulitzer Prize Broadway produced play of the same name by Owen Davis.

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In 1999

In 1999 is a 1912 one-act comedic short play by William C. deMille, originally produced by Jesse L. Lasky, that was popular upon its release.

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Internet Broadway Database

The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel.

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Jack Straw (film)

Jack Straw is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Katherine DeMille

Katherine Lester DeMille (born Katherine Paula Lester; June 29, 1911 – April 27, 1995) was a Canadian-born American actress who played 25 credited film roles from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s. William C. deMille and Katherine DeMille are deMille family.

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Locked Doors

Locked Doors is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson.

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Lorna Moon

Lorna Moon (born Nora Helen Wilson Low; 16 June 1886 – 1 May 1930) was a Scottish author and screenwriter from the early days of Hollywood.

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Lost: A Wife

Lost: A Wife is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger based upon a play by Clare Kummer and Alfred Savoir.

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M. C. Levee

M.C. Levee (January 18, 1891, Chicago – May 24, 1972, Palm Springs, California) was born Michael C. Levee. William C. deMille and M. C. Levee are presidents of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Maria Rosa (1916 film)

Maria Rosa is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Mary Pickford

Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter, and film studio founder.

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Men and Women (1925 film)

Men and Women is a 1925 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.

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Midsummer Madness (1921 film)

Midsummer Madness is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.

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Mirandy Smiles

Mirandy Smiles is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Edith Kennedy based upon a short story by Belle K. Maniates.

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Miss Lulu Bett (film)

Miss Lulu Bett is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film based on a 1920 play and bestselling novel of the same name by Zona Gale.

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Neely Dickson

Neely Dickson (May 19, 1877 – January 25, 1946) was an American theater impresario, drama teacher, and founder of the Hollywood Community Theater (1917–1922) and its subsequent school.

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New Brooms

New Brooms is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film, directed by William C. deMille, and starring Bessie Love, Neil Hamilton, and Phyllis Haver.

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Nice People (film)

Nice People is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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One More American

One More American is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Olga Printzlau and William C. deMille.

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Only 38

Only 38 is a 1923 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger, Walter Prichard Eaton and A.E. Thomas.

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Passion Flower (1930 film)

Passion Flower is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed and produced by William C. deMille and starring Kay Francis, Kay Johnson and Charles Bickford in a romantic triangle.

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Peggy George

Peggy George (born Margaret George de Mille; c. 1908 – 1978) was an American film actress from the silent movie era. William C. deMille and Peggy George are American people of German-Jewish descent and deMille family.

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Playa del Rey, Los Angeles

Playa del Rey (Spanish for "Beach of the King") is a seaside neighborhood on the westside of Los Angeles in the Santa Monica Bay region of Los Angeles County, California.

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Richard de Mille

Richard de Mille (February 12, 1922 – April 8, 2009) was an American author. William C. deMille and Richard de Mille are deMille family.

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Rose of the Rancho (1914 film)

Rose of the Rancho is a 1914 American silent Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Screenwriter

A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs, and video games, are based.

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Silent film

A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue).

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Strongheart (film)

Strongheart is a 1914 American silent Western black and white film directed by James Kirkwood Sr., produced by Henry B. Harris, written by Frank E. Woods and starring Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Antonio Moreno.

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Tenth Avenue (film)

Tenth Avenue, also known as Hell's Kitchen, is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi and Joseph Schildkraut.

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The Bedroom Window (1924 film)

The Bedroom Window is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by William C. deMille and starring May McAvoy.

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The Blacklist (film)

The Blacklist is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and William C. deMille.

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The Clown (1916 film)

The Clown is a lost 1916 American silent drama film starring stage star Victor Moore and directed by William C. deMille.

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The Doctor's Secret (1929 film)

The Doctor's Secret is a 1929 American drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by William C. deMille.

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The Fast Set

The Fast Set is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson.

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The Ghost House (film)

The Ghost House is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Beulah Marie Dix.

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The Goose Girl (1915 film)

The Goose Girl is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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The Heir to the Hoorah

The Heir to the Hoorah is a surviving 1916 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures.

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The Honor of His House

The Honor of His House is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax.

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The House of Discord

The House of Discord (1913) is a silent American drama film directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., written by F. E. Woods and A. Clayton Harris from a play by William C. deMille.

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The Idle Rich (1929 film)

The Idle Rich is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound comedy film produced and released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by William C. deMille.

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The Little Adventuress (1927 film)

The Little Adventuress is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and starring Vera Reynolds, Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi.

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The Lost Romance

The Lost Romance is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Jack Holt and Lois Wilson.

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The Marriage Maker

The Marriage Maker is a 1923 American silent fantasy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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The Mystery Girl

The Mystery Girl is a lost 1918 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and George Barr McCutcheon.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Only Son (1914 film)

The Only Son is a lost 1914 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille.

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The Prince Chap

The Prince Chap is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Olga Printzlau based upon the play of the same name by Edward Peple.

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The Ragamuffin

The Ragamuffin is a 1916 American silent drama film directed and written by William C. deMille.

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The Runaway (1926 film)

The Runaway is a 1926 American silent melodrama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Clara Bow, Warner Baxter, William Powell, and George Bancroft.

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The Secret Game

The Secret Game is a surviving 1917 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures.

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The Sowers

The Sowers is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, released through Paramount Pictures and directed by William C. deMille.

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The Splendid Crime

The Splendid Crime is a 1926 American crime drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Bebe Daniels.

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The Tree of Knowledge (1920 film)

The Tree of Knowledge is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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The Warrens of Virginia (play)

The Warrens of Virginia is a dramatic play set during the American Civil War by playwright William C. de Mille.

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The Widow's Might (1918 film)

The Widow's Might is a lost 1918 American comedy silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax.

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The Wild Goose Chase (1915 film)

The Wild Goose Chase is a 1915 American comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

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The Woman (1915 film)

The Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Theodore Roberts, James Neill, Ernest Joy, Raymond Hatton, Mabel Van Buren, and Tom Forman.

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The World's Applause

The World's Applause is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Bebe Daniels.

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Two Kinds of Women (1932 film)

Two Kinds of Women is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William C. deMille, written by Benjamin Glazer, adapted from the play by Robert E. Sherwood, and starring Miriam Hopkins, Phillips Holmes, Irving Pichel, Wynne Gibson, Stanley Fields and Vivienne Osborne.

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USC School of Cinematic Arts

The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television; Interactive Media & Games; Media Arts + Practice; Peter Stark Producing Program.

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Washington, North Carolina

Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, located on the northern bank of the Pamlico River.

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What Every Woman Knows (1921 film)

What Every Woman Knows is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film adapted form the play What Every Woman Knows by James Barrie.

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Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife? is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson.

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Young Romance (film)

Young Romance is a 1915 American silent romance film directed and produced by George Melford.

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1st Academy Awards

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best films from 1 August 1927 to 31 July 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

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2nd Academy Awards

The 2nd Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._deMille

Also known as William C. De Mille, William DeMille, William de Mille.

, North Carolina, One More American, Only 38, Passion Flower (1930 film), Peggy George, Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, Richard de Mille, Rose of the Rancho (1914 film), Screenwriter, Silent film, Strongheart (film), Tenth Avenue (film), The Bedroom Window (1924 film), The Blacklist (film), The Clown (1916 film), The Doctor's Secret (1929 film), The Fast Set, The Ghost House (film), The Goose Girl (1915 film), The Heir to the Hoorah, The Honor of His House, The House of Discord, The Idle Rich (1929 film), The Little Adventuress (1927 film), The Lost Romance, The Marriage Maker, The Mystery Girl, The New York Times, The Only Son (1914 film), The Prince Chap, The Ragamuffin, The Runaway (1926 film), The Secret Game, The Sowers, The Splendid Crime, The Tree of Knowledge (1920 film), The Warrens of Virginia (play), The Widow's Might (1918 film), The Wild Goose Chase (1915 film), The Woman (1915 film), The World's Applause, Two Kinds of Women (1932 film), USC School of Cinematic Arts, Washington, North Carolina, What Every Woman Knows (1921 film), Why Change Your Wife?, Young Romance (film), 1st Academy Awards, 2nd Academy Awards.

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See also

American people of British-Jewish descent

DeMille family

Presidents of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Screenwriters from North Carolina

USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty

References