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Auction History Result 5b0006 CECIL B. DEMILLE signed letter 1955 to John Ringling North, close friend since Greatest Show! Date Sold 9/26/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Letter (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]) (Learn More) Cecil B. DeMille was a legendary director from the 1910s to the 1950s. What makes him so remarkable is that he made some of the very first great movies, including "The Squaw Man" in 1914, but he was one of the only great silent directors to have no trouble transitioning to sound, and he made great movies in the sound era, even into the 1950s! Some of his movies include: The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Samson and Delilah. Of course, he also had a memorable acting role in Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" in 1950 (he did a great job, but it was made easier because he was playing himself!). He passed away in 1959 at the age of 77. Important Added Info: Note that this letter has been personally autographed (signed) by Cecil B. DeMille! He wrote it to John Ringling North, legendary owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the two had become close friends since DeMille made The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952, and he was thanking Mr. North for his birthday greeting he had sent to him. Our consignor is a longtime dealer who acquired this signed item among many other purchases in his inventory, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to surely be authentic, because we can't believe Cecil B. DeMille would have a secretary sign this letter to his close friend! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased (although we prefer they do any "authenticating" while the auction is "live" and before they place a bid) and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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