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• n  United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)

• DeMille
• Cecil B. DeMille
• Cecil Blount DeMille

News & Articles

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• Dunes Center to unveil artifacts from ‘Ten Commandments’ set
  Artifacts found in an archaeological excavation of “The Lost City of DeMille” in the Guadalupe Dunes will be unveiled at a special event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today, June 14, at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center.
  June 16, 2013 - The Adobe Press
• Guadalupe Dunes opens new Ten Commandments exhibit
  A new exhibit is open at the Guadalupe Dunes Center. It's named "The Lost City of DeMille" after director Cecil B. DeMille. The exhibit features artifacts from the Ten Commandments film shot at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in 1923.
  June 15, 2013 - KSBY San Luis Obispo
• Guadlupe Dunes opens new Ten Commandments Exhibit
  A new exhibit is open at the Guadalupe Dunes Center. It's named "The Lost City of DeMille" after director Cecil B. DeMille. The exhibit features artifacts from the Ten Commandments film shot at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in 1923.
  June 15, 2013 - KSBY San Luis Obispo

Quotes

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• Salvador Dali in San Diego Union Tribune
  Dali wrote in a postcard addressed to the kingpin of the surrealist movement, Andre Breton: "I'm in Hollywood where I've made contact with the three American surrealists, Harpo Marx, Disney and Cecil B. DeMille."
• Gloria Swanson in BBC News
  Billy Wilder can claim to have written the most memorable quotes, with 13 quotes attributable to him including the line from Sunset Boulevard - "All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" - said by Gloria Swanson.
• Mitt Romney in Boston Globe (registration)
  I want to express appreciation to Cecil B. DeMille for organizing this,Romney said during the ceremony. "This does classify as being over the top."