de Mille
noun
Agnes (George), 1908–93, U.S. choreographer and dancer (niece ofCecil B. De Mille ).
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De MillenounCecil B(lount) 1881–1959, U.S. motion-picture producer and director (uncle ofAgnes de Mille ).
de Mille
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[duh mil]
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De Mille
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[duh mil]
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De Mille
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/ də ˈmɪl /
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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 supplied the second generation Arts & Craft-style village designs, while architect Frederick Forbes-Glennie did the "practical nuts and bolts of building", said Dr de Mille.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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
Mr. Heginbotham has said he was inspired by remarks made by Agnes de Mille, who created the original choreography for the show in 1943.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2019
If Jennifer were a dance, she would be the Agnes de Mille dream sequence from Oklahoma!
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Wednesday’s rupture forced officials to shut down Normandie Avenue from Franklin Avenue to De Mille Drive, Workman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
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 a habit of constantly revising movement material, reusing it in work after work until it attained a final form that satisfied her.
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
Behold Belasco in his den, Wielding the scissors, paste and pen, And writing with consummate skill A play by W. De Mille.
From Confessions of a Caricaturist by Oliver Herford
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