DeMille, Cecil B. (1881 - 1959) Signed PhotographVintage doubleweight matte finish 8 x 9. 5 photo, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen To Paul McMahon In appreciation. Cecil B. deMille. Horizontal crease across the upper quarter, small pinholes to corners, otherwise fine. Often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, he was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films and is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema