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1881 – 1959Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)Died 21 January 1959, aged 77DeMille was a pioneering Hollywood director and producer whose epics included The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Show on Earth. He was a co-founder of the studio that became Paramount Pictures. His grand, spectacle-driven style helped define early American cinema.