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de Mille

1 American  
[duh mil] / də ˈmɪl /

noun

  1. Agnes (George), 1908–93, U.S. choreographer and dancer (niece ofCecil B. De Mille ).


De Mille 2 American  
[duh mil] / də ˈmɪl /

noun

  1. Cecil B(lount) 1881–1959, U.S. motion-picture producer and director (uncle ofAgnes de Mille ).


De Mille British  
/ də ˈmɪl /

noun

  1. Cecil B ( lount ). 1881–1959, US film producer and director

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The festivities include Graham classics and a re-envisioned “Rodeo” by Agnes de Mille.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2023

Mr Ogilvie initially called it the Gazebo, but when his friend and children's author Mrs Malcolm Mason christened it the House in the Clouds, "he pounced on the name", said Dr de Mille.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2023

Her repertoire there included the major classical ballets and duets, as well as works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, William Dollar and Ms. de Mille.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2023

In the 1950s and 1960s, choreographer Agnes de Mille advocated for copyrights specific to choreography because she got very limited royalties for her work on the hit musical "Oklahoma!"

From Salon Aug. 14, 2021

If Jennifer were a dance, she would be the Agnes de Mille dream sequence from Oklahoma!

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

During his Hollywood run, he was commissioned to make shoes, among them 12,000 pairs of sandals for the 1923 movie “The Ten Commandments,” directed by Cecil B. De Mille.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2019

The award, which is currently unnamed, will act as the TV equivalent of the Globes’ Cecil B De Mille Award, which recognises “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”.

From The Guardian Dec. 6, 2018

De Mille had faith in this choreography, and its final incarnation was “The Other.”

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2011

There are classics by directors who include Cecil B. De Mille and Sam Wood and gems starring such actors as Mary Pickford and Sessue Hayakawa.

From Washington Post Feb. 9, 2011

De Mille who wrote "Strongheart" for Robert Edeson, and who is an instructor in the Empire School of Acting, sometimes known as the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various

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