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William C. DeMille
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Play Author Born: July 25, 1878 in Washington, NC Death: March 18, 1955 in Playa Del Rey, CA Biography:Though filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille was by far the most famous member of the DeMille clan, many of his contemporaries considered his older brother "William C. DeMille" to be the more talented director. Certainly William was the better playwright, as he proved time and again in the early years of the 20th Century. The elder DeMille might have remained in the theatre all his life had he not been urged to head westward to write and direct motion pictures by his kid brother Cecil. William started his film career in 1914 at Cecil's stomping grounds, the Famous Players-Lasky studio (later Paramount). Affectionately referred to as "Pop" by his fellow workers, William eschewed Cecil's preoccupation with spectacle, concentrating instead on intimate stories with strong human values; as a result, he never displayed the awesome visual sense of his younger brother, but invariably "scored" in the emotional department.... Full Biography
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