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Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]

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Title

Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]

Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Names

Aimee, Joyce (Interviewee)
Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936- (Interviewee)
Heston, Charlton (Interviewee)
Lewitzky, Bella (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1984 (Approximate)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9024
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5217 (former)

Subjects

DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
De Mille, Agnes
De Mille dynasty (Exhibition)

Genres

Television Programs
Interviews

Notes

Performers: Interviewees: Charlton Heston, Bella Lewitzky, Joyce Aimee, Louise Kerz, Cecilia de Mille Presley.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (7 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Television news report on the gala opening of the De Mille dynasty exhibition at the Museum of Science and Technology in California. The report focuses on filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille and his niece, dancer-choreographer Agnes de Mille, whose achievements are illustrated by archival footage and still photographs. The aims and content of the exhibition are discussed by two of its organizers, Joyce Aimee and Louise Kerz, respectively producer and creator of the exhibition. Additional commentaries are provided by actor Charlton Heston, dancer-choreographer Bella Lewitzky, and Cecil B. DeMille's granddaughter Cecilia de Mille Presley.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F947
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13549781
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06b6cec0-7c69-0135-fe61-5b3be27899e4

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1984

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6cec0-7c69-0135-fe61-5b3be27899e4

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6cec0-7c69-0135-fe61-5b3be27899e4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6cec0-7c69-0135-fe61-5b3be27899e4

Wikipedia citation

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