Vintage doubleweight matte-finish 8 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen “To Paul McMahon - In appreciation. Cecil B. deMille.” Horizontal crease across the upper quarter, small pinholes to corners, otherwise fine.
Often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, he was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films and is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.
Vintage doubleweight matte-finish 8 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen “To Paul McMahon - In appreciation. Cecil B. deMille.” Horizontal crease across the upper quarter, small pinholes to corners, otherwise fine.
Often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, he was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films and is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.