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Henry Churchill de Mille (September 17, 1853 – February 10, 1893) was an American dramatist and Georgist, and the father of film pioneers Cecil B. de Mille and William C. de Mille, and the paternal grandfather of the dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille.
DeMille as a young man, c. 1904. On January 8, 1893, at age 40, Henry de Mille died suddenly from typhoid fever, leaving Beatrice with three children. To provide for her family, she opened the Henry C. de Mille School for Girls in her home in February 1893.
De Mille a écrit quelques pièces de théâtre, dont Lord Chumley, qui a été couronnée de succès par Maude Adams, l'une des grandes actrices de théâtre de l'époque. Le texte a également été adapté pour le cinéma, où il mettait en scène la grande Lillian Gish. Henry C. De Mille mourut d'une pneumonie en 1893, laissant Béatrice ...
Henry Churchill de Mille (September 17, 1853 – February 10, 1893) was an American businessman and Georgist, and the father of film pioneers Cecil B. de Mille and William C. de Mille, and the paternal grandfather of the dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille.
Henry C. DeMille was born on 17 September 1853 in Washington, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for Forty Winks (1925), Men and Women (1925) and The Lost Paradise (1914). He was married to Beatrice DeMille. He died on 9 February 1893 in Pompton, New Jersey, USA.
Overview. Henry C. DeMille. (1850—1893) Quick Reference. (1850–93) American playwright. DeMille collaborated with David Belasco on a series of highly successful plays, beginning with The Wife (1887) and continuing with Lord Chumley, a vehicle for E. H. ... From: DeMille, Henry C. in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance »
Cecil B. DeMille. Producer: The Ten Commandments. His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights. His father died when he was 12, and his mother supported the family by opening a school for girls and a theatrical company.
