{"product_id":"25059-demille-cecil-b-signed-photograph","title":"DeMille, Cecil B. (1881 - 1959) Signed Photograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften known in popular culture as \u003cem\u003eMr. DeMille\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62585727352991,"sku":"25059","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/DeMilleSP25059.jpg?v=1763841100","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25059-demille-cecil-b-signed-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}