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Katherine DeMille (June 29 1911 – April 27 1995) was a Canadian-born
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 American film actress.

She was born Katherine Lester in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. She was orphaned as a child by the death of her father in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 combat and loss of her mother to tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
 in 1920. She was then adopted by film director Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount DeMille was an Academy Award-winning United States film director. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies....
 and his wife Constance.

She first appeared as an uncredited "Zeppelin Reveler" in Madame Satan (1930) and made thirty film appearances until she retired from films in 1956.

lle married actor Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn was a two-time Academy Awards-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a Painting and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek , Lawrence of Arabia , and Federico Fellini's La strada....
 on October 3 1937.






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Katherine DeMille (June 29 1911 – April 27 1995) was a Canadian-born
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 American film actress.

She was born Katherine Lester in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. She was orphaned as a child by the death of her father in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 combat and loss of her mother to tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
 in 1920. She was then adopted by film director Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount DeMille was an Academy Award-winning United States film director. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies....
 and his wife Constance.

She first appeared as an uncredited "Zeppelin Reveler" in Madame Satan (1930) and made thirty film appearances until she retired from films in 1956.

Personal life

DeMille married actor Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn was a two-time Academy Awards-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a Painting and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek , Lawrence of Arabia , and Federico Fellini's La strada....
 on October 3 1937. they had five children : Christopher (born 1939), Christina (born December 1 1941), Catalina (born November 21 1942), Duncan (born August 4 1945), and Valentina (born December 26 1952) . Their first child, Christopher, was found drowned in the swimming pool of W.C. Fields at age two.

DeMille accepted the 1953 Academy Award for 'Best Actor' on behalf of her husband, who was not present at the ceremony. They divorced in 1965, following his affair with costume designer Jolanda Addolori.

Katherine DeMille died from Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease , also called Alzheimer disease, Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of dementia....
 in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border....
 in 1995 at the age of 83.

Filmography

  • Madame Satan (1930)
  • Son of India (1931)
  • Girls About Town (1931)
  • All the King's Horses (1934)
  • Viva Villa! (1934)
  • The Trumpet Blows (1934)
  • Belle of the Nineties (1934)
  • The Black Room
    The Black Room (1935 film)

    The Black Room is a 1935 in film mystery and horror film, directed by Roy William Neill. The movie stars Boris Karloff in a dual role as twin brothers....
     (1935)
  • The Crusades (1935)
  • Drift Fence (1936)
  • Sky Parade (1936)
  • Romeo and Juliet (1936)
  • Ramona
    Ramona (1936 film)

    Ramona is a 1936 in film drama film directed by Henry King . ...
     (1936)
  • Banjo on My Knee (1936)
  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
  • The Californian (1937)
  • Love Under Fire (1937)
  • Under Suspicion (1937)
  • Blockade (1938)
  • Trapped in the Sky (1939)
  • In Old Caliente (1939)
  • Isle of Destiny (1940)
  • Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
  • Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
  • Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
  • Black Gold (1947)
  • Unconquered
    Unconquered

    Unconquered was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. The film depicts the violent struggles between American colonists and Native Americans on the western frontier in the mid-eighteenth century, primarily around Fort Pitt ....
     (1947)
  • The Judge (1949)
  • Man from Del Rio (1956)


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