DE MILLE


Meaning of DE MILLE in English

I . Agnes De Mille

(1905–93)

a US dancer and choreographer. She created a new type of dance for Broadway musical shows when she combined ballet with popular music for Oklahoma! (1943) and later for Carousel (1945) and Paint Your Wagon (1951). Her ballets included Black Ritual (1940) and Fall River Legend (1948). In the early part of her career she danced in London with the Rambert Ballet Company . Her uncle was Cecil B De Mille .

II . Cecil B De Mille

( Cecil Blount De Mille 1881–1959)

a US film director and producer. He had a strong personality and was famous for making actors do exactly what he wanted. He is remembered for directing expensive films on a large scale, including Samson and Delilah (1949) and (twice) The Ten Commandments (1923 and 1956).

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.