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Matilda Beatrice deMille (January 30, 1853 – October 8, 1923) (born Matilda Beatrice Samuel; also known as Beatrice C. deMille, Agnes Graham, Tillie Samuel, Mrs. Henry deMille) was an English-American play broker, screenwriter, playwright, theater actress and entrepreneur.
Beatrice deMille was born Matilda Beatrice Samuel in Liverpool, England. She immigrated with her family to New York in 1871. Though her family and friends called her Tillie growing up, when she met Henry deMille, he immediately started calling her Beatrice, after Dante’s Beatrice.
Beatrice DeMille was born on 30 January 1853 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was a writer and assistant director, known for The Heir to the Hoorah (1916), The Devil-Stone (1917) and Unconquered (1917).
- Beatrice DeMille
- October 8, 1923
- January 30, 1853
Jan 30, 2019 · Beatrice deMille: Mother of Movies Having had occasion to write about her illustrious family today I add Beatrice deMille (Matilda Beatrice Samuel, 1853-1923) to our roster of worthis. And frankly I’m done caring about the spelling of their last name.
Oct 15, 2019 · Beatrice deMille was born Matilda Beatrice Samuel in Liverpool, England. She immigrated with her family to New York in 1871. Though her family and friends called her Tillie growing up, when she met Henry deMille, he immediately started calling her Beatrice, after Dante’s Beatrice.
Dec 5, 2003 · “You see, Mr. DeMille’s mother was Jewish.” Matilda Beatrice DeMille, known as Beatrice, was born in 1853 to the prominent Samuel family of Liverpool, England.
Born Matilda Beatrice Samuel, Jan 30, 1853, in Liverpool, England; died Oct 8, 1923, in Hollywood, California; m. Henry C. De Mille, 1876 (died Feb 10, 1893); children: William C. de Mille (writer) and Cecil B. De Mille (director-producer); grandmother of Agnes de Mille.
