22. Cecile DeMille
Legendary producer-director Cecil B. DeMille, affectionately known as C.B., was a seminal co-founder of Hollywood and a progenitor of Paramount Studio. With an enviable array of works that includes both silent films and talkies, DeMille commercialized the art form better than most of his contemporaries. This iconic but frequently unsung auteur helped turned an obscure Californian orange grove into the movie center of the world and made “Hollywood” synonymous with success.
He excelled in biblical narratives and produced some of the finest movies in the said genre. Some of his most acclaimed works include The Ten Commandments, The King of Kings, The Sign of the Cross, Samson and Delilah, and The Greatest Show on Earth.
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