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The building was built by Cecil B. DeMille in 1928. David Wallace, the author of Lost Hollywood (St. Martin's Press, 2001), believes DeMille built El Cabrillo to house New York stage actors whom he brought to Los Angeles when talking pictures arrived. [4] Others claim that DeMille intended it as a gift for his daughter Frances. [5]
In December 1913, Cecil B. DeMille, as a partner in the newly formed Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, which consisted of Lasky, DeMille and Lasky's brother-in-law, Samuel Goldfish (before name change to Samuel Goldwyn), traveled to California and met with Burns and Revier at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. They drove DeMille ...
Cecil Blount DeMille (/ ˈ s ɛ s əl d ə ˈ m ɪ l /; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor.Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films.
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Film mogul Cecil B. DeMille, a part owner of the Wilshire Blvd. restaurant, bought the building, a former chicken restaurant named Willard's, and converted it into a Brown Derby in 1940. It uniquely combined a formal restaurant with a dramatic domed ceiling with a more casual drive-in cafe outside.
Cecil B. DeMille Studio Barn: 2100 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood: Also on the NRHP list as ... Pico House: 159: Pico House: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
The notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, ... L.A.'s infamous Cecil Hotel up for sale after transformation to house homeless people. Grace Toohey. March 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 78th annual awards ceremony on Feb. 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday.