| 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. |
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Hotel Alexandria, LA |
Los Angeles |
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| 1913/12/29 |
Cecil B DeMille and Oscar Apfel begin filming "The Squaw Man" starring Dustin Farnum, Dick Loreno, Red Wing and Winfred Kingston. |
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Lasky-DeMille Barn, LA |
Los Angeles |
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| 1916/00/00 |
Cecil B DeMille buys a 2 acre estate for $27,893. |
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Cecil B DeMille Estate, LA |
Los Angeles |
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| 1923/00/00 |
"The Ten Commandments " is released. |
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The Ten Commandments (1923 film) |
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| 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. |
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Julian Petroleum Scandal |
| 1927/05/18 |
Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens with the premiere of Cecil B DeMille's film "The King of Kings". |
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Graumann's Chinese Theatre |
Los Angeles |
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| 1928/00/00 |
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El Cabrillo |
Los Angeles |
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| 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. |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Los Angeles |
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| 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. |
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Edwards Theatre |
Sarasota |
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| 1956/00/00 |
"The Ten Commandments " is released. |
Director, Producer |
The Ten Commandments |
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| 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. |
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Lasky-DeMille Barn, LA |
Los Angeles |
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