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Wednesday 21st of January 1959
67 years, 8 months and 2 days ago




Film director Cecil Blount DeMille dies of heart failure at the age of 78 in Hollywood, California, United States.


On the evening before DeMille's doctor paid him a visit at home and seeing how weak the director was advised that he go to the hospital at once. DeMille merely replied "No, I think I'll go to the morgue instead."