Cecil B. DeMille and the Birth of Hollywood

On this episode of Our American Stories, before Hollywood became the world’s movie capital, one man was already imagining films on a scale no one had ever seen. Cecil B. DeMille brought spectacle to the screen with epics like The Ten Commandments and The King of Kings, setting the standard for what cinema could be. Known as a master showman and a visionary director, DeMille helped transform Los Angeles into the heart of American filmmaking and left behind a legacy that is honored every year through the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award. Scott Eyman, author of Empire of Dreams, shares the story.

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