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Finding Aid for the Collection of Research Photographs for Cecil B. De Mille Motion Picture Productions, ca. 1947-ca. 1956
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Title: Collection of Photographic Research Materials for Cecil B. De Mille Motion Picture Productions
Date (inclusive): ca. 1947-ca. 1956
Collection number: 68
Extent: 7 boxes (3.0 linear ft.)
Abstract: Collection consists primarily of photographic research for Cecil B. De Mille motion picture productions
The Ten commandments (1956),
Samson and Delilah (1949), and
Unconquered (1947). Includes photographic reproductions from books and magazines for period costumes, objects, architecture, and ephemera,
proof sheets, negatives, and transparencies. Also contains photostats of costume sketches by Cecil Lawton for Unconquered.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1988.
[Identification of item], Collection of Photographic Research Materials for Cecil B. De Mille Motion Picture Productions (Collection
68). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Samson and Delilah (1949) featured Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, and Angela Landsbury; produced and directed by Cecil B. De Mille;
screenplay by Jesse Lasky, Jr. and Frederick M. Frank; music by Victor Young; editor Anne Bauchens; photography by George
Barnes; it was speculated De Mille spent 100,000 dollars on background information for the story.
The Ten commandments (1956) was De Mille's last film and best known for its Academy Award winning special effects; based on the story of Moses
and the Jewish Exodus from Egypt (previously filmed, 1923), the cast featured among others, Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter,
Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, and Yvonne De Carlo; produced and directed by De Mille, assoc. producer Henry Wilcoxon, written
by Dorothy Clare Wilson (from
Prince of Egypt), Rev. J.H. Ingraham (
Pillar of fire), and Rev. A.E. Southon (
Eagle's wings), cinematographer Loyal Griggs, and editor Anne Bauchens.
Unconquered (1947) was produced and directed by De Mille; featured among others, Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris
Karloff, and Ward Bond; written by Neil H. Swanson, cameraman Ray Rennahan, and editor Anne Bauchens.
Collection consists primarily of photographic research for the Cecil B. De Mille motion picture productions
The Ten commandments (1956),
Samson and Delilah (1949), and
Unconquered (1947). Includes photographic reproductions from books and magazines for period costumes, objects, architecture, and ephemera,
proof sheets, negatives, and transparencies. Also contains photostats of costume sketches by Cecil Lawton for Unconquered.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ten commandments (Motion picture) Unconquered (Motion picture) Samson and Delilah (Motion picture)
Motion picture directors and producers--Archival resources.
Photographs.