Talk:Cecil B. DeMille/Archive 2

Which academy?
In the "Early life" section, in the last paragraph, the last two sentences read: "He is credited with providing its name, and both Cecil (Class of 1900) and William (Class of 1901) graduated from the Academy, which they attended on scholarship. The Academy honored Cecil with an Alumni Achievement Award." To which academy does this refer? Palisade73 (talk) 15:52, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

I suppose the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, mentioned two paragraphs earlier. I don't understand why there are two filmographies as director.Grushenka (talk) 17:16, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Birth Year
1940 US Census says DeMille was born in 1875. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9CH-TYV--68.51.87.188 (talk) 22:28, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Category addition - background
- ''One thing in particular was DeMille’s desire to give to the screen the tremendous love that God had for the Jewish people,” Joy said. “You see, Mr. DeMille’s mother was Jewish.'' Cecil B. DeMille’s mother was Matilda Beatrice Samuel a relative of the British politician Herbert Louis Samuel  http://forward.com/articles/7241/how-demille-created-a-sanctuary-out-of-the-exodus/, http://sensesofcinema.com/2013/great-directors/cecil-b-demille/

Safety
De Mille's attitude about safety on the set was referenced in Mel Brooks' 1974 film Blazing Saddles with a line by Jim (Gene Wilder) stating he "must have killed more men than Cecil B. DeMille".