De Mille, Beatrice (1853–1923)

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De Mille, Beatrice (1853–1923)

English-born screenwriter. Name variations: Beatrice C. DeMille; Bebe De Mille. Born Matilda Beatrice Samuel, Jan 30, 1853, in Liverpool, England; died Oct 8, 1923, in Hollywood, California; m. Henry C. De Mille, 1876 (died Feb 10, 1893); children: William C. de Mille (writer) and Cecil B. De Mille (director-producer); grandmother of Agnes de Mille.

Wrote screenplays, scenarios, and stories for such films as The Storm, The Years of the Locust, Sacrifice, Unconquered, Forbidden Paths and The Devil-Stone.

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