Description The authoritative biography of the legendary director Cecil B.
The result is a unique history of Hollywood\'s earliest years and the rediscovery of a major filmmaker..
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Eyman settles for nothing less than the real man, as he did in his biographies of John Ford and Louis B. - An authoritative biography: Scott Eyman is the first biographer to have access to DeMille\'s letters and other personal papers for publication.
Eyman instead presents a balanced account of a remarkably rich life. - A fully realized portrait: DeMille has often been reduced to a caricature: a hack who made empty Epic spectacles, a right-winger and McCarthy supporter during the blacklist, and a tyrannical director who abused his actors.
When he finally won an Academy Award for best picture with The Greatest Show on Earth , he had been making films for forty years.
DeMille\'s greatest successes came with biblical spectacles, notably The Ten Commandments and King of Kings .
DeMille was among the earliest filmmakers who discovered some of the biggest stars in film, including Gloria Swanson, Claudette Colbert, and later, Charlton Heston. - Hollywood history: Cecil B.
DeMille: "if this were a movie, it would get four stars, two thumbs up, and an A" ( The Dallas Morning News ).
Description The authoritative biography of the legendary director Cecil B
