Cecil B. DeMille

Birth Name:
Cecil Blount DeMille
Birth Date:
August 12, 1881
Birth Place:
Ashfield, Massachusetts
Death Date:
January 21, 1959
Place of Death:
2000 De Mille Drive, Hollywood, California
Age:
77
Cause of Death:
Heart failure due to a series of heart attacks
Cemetery Name:
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Show Business
Considered the founding father of the American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history he was also one of the founders of Paramount Pictures. As a director, producer, writer and actor. Cecil B. DeMille was the original aristocrat of Hollywood. And when it was all over, the grand total of Cecil B. DeMille’s box-office grosses, when adjusted for inflation, comes to $30 billion.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, 90038

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90038

Grave Location:

Garden of Legends, Section 8, Lot 50

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery take the first left and drive around to the lake. The Demille family can be found on the road near Don Adams on the opposite side of the lake from the mausoleum.

Grave Location GPS

34.0898478,-118.3167993

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FAQ's

Cecil B. DeMille was born on August 12, 1881.

Cecil B. DeMille was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts.

Cecil B. DeMille died on January 21, 1959.

Cecil B. DeMille died in 2000 De Mille Drive, Hollywood, California.

Cecil B. DeMille was 77.

The cause of death was Heart failure due to a series of heart attacks.

Cecil B. DeMille's grave is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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