Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1913/12/20 Cecil B DeMille arrives in Los Angels, taking a room at the Hotel Alexandria. Here he meets Mssrs Burns and Revier about renting a barn. Work Hotel Alexandria, LA Los Angeles
1913/12/29 Cecil B DeMille and Oscar Apfel begin filming "The Squaw Man" starring Dustin Farnum, Dick Loreno, Red Wing and Winfred Kingston. Director Lasky-DeMille Barn, LA Los Angeles American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood
1916/00/00 Cecil B DeMille buys a 2 acre estate for $27,893. Home Cecil B DeMille Estate, LA Los Angeles
1921/05/25 Cecil B DeMille's "The Affairs of Anatol" silent comedy-drama film starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson is shown at 211 theaters across the United State. Director, Producer Tivoli Theater Chattanooga
1923/00/00 "The Ten Commandments " is released. Director The Ten Commandments (1923 film) Grauman's Egyptian Theatre Los Angeles American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood
1927/03/05 Julian Petroleum's bubble burst and thousands of investors lose their life's savings. A pool of investors, known as the Million Dollar Club, includes movie magnates Cecil B DeMille and Louis B Mayer. Victim Julian Petroleum Scandal
1927/05/18 Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens with the premiere of Cecil B DeMille's film "The King of Kings". Director Graumann's Chinese Theatre Los Angeles American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood
1928/00/00 Developer El Cabrillo Los Angeles
1944/00/00 Cecil B DeMille serves as master of ceremonies at a rally for the Dewey-Bricker ticket and Gov Earl Warren. Organized by David O Selznick, the event drew 93,000 and such stars as Ann Sothern, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gary Cooper and George R Scott. Master of Ceremonies Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles
1952/01/31 Filmed in Sarasota, Cecil B DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" world premieres at the Florida Theater. The Technicolor movie about the circus life stars Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton and Charlton Heston. Director Edwards Theatre Sarasota
1956/00/00 "The Ten Commandments " is released. Director, Producer The Ten Commandments
1956/12/27 Jesse L Lasky Feature Play Co founders, dedicate the Lasky-DeMille Barn as "Hollywood's First Major Film Company Studio". Designate as California State Historic Landmark No 554, the building represents the birth of the Hollywood motion picture industry. Dignitary Lasky-DeMille Barn, LA Los Angeles

2 Creative Works by Cecil B DeMille »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) Director Film 1923/00/00
The Ten Commandments Director, Producer Film 1956/00/00
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