News about Cecil B. DeMille

While a few people have been praised for their contributions, there are others whose efforts fell short of winning the covered statuette. Some, you might argue, were robbed - but which are the biggest Oscars snubs in the ceremony's rich and varied history?

It's been said that the more you earn, the more you spend, and that certainly is the case with Hollywood's top actors. And although celebrities have fortunes and massive luxury homes that most people can only dream about, many homeowners are also plagued with hefty mortgages that most homeowners would not even comprehend. According to public records, the A-list singers and film stars who need to keep up the hefty monthly payments for their lavish homes. According to one celebrity wealth specialist, it's often cheaper for the super wealthy to obtain a mortgage on a mega house rather than paying for it outright. Beyoncé, 41, and Jay-Z, 52, who took out a staggering $53 million mortgage after purchasing their Bel Air mansion for $88 million in 2017.

TOM LEONARD: Elinor Glyn, a novelist, invented the 'It Girl,' and is often credited with inventing the Hollywood sex scene. Despite the fact that her later life resembled one of her books' more improvable plots, Glyn - author Hilary Hallett of Inventing The It Girl - began as a respected member of the Home Counties landed gentry who was largely insecure about her passionless Edwardian marriage, expressing a great deal of sexual apprehension.

It's A Wonderful Life, a Christmas film that has long stood up to time, has long been around for decades. Fans around the world have consistently voted the film as one of the best festive films ever produced, and as a result, the iconic cast has a long place in movie enthusiasts' hearts. Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore all appeared in the iconic film based on Philip Van Doren Stern's "The Greatest Gift." In August 2022, actress Virginia Patton, who played Jimmy Stewart's sister-in-law Ruth Dakin Bailey, died at the age of 97. Following the death of the last surviving adult actor from the holiday classic, FEMAIL looks back at the iconic cast's career, 76 years after it was announced.

According to Anne Heche's death certificate, she was cremated on August 18 and her remains will be laid to rest at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Heche, 53, died as a result of a Los Angeles earthquake on August 5th. The actress slammed her Mini Cooper into a house, causing an explosion. She was left badly burned and in coma. On August 14, Heche's life support machine was turned off. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which was established in 1899, is the final resting place for a number of actors - as well as one of Los Angeles' most popular tourist attractions. Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Johnny Rooney, Johnny Dee Ramone, and Chris Cornell are among those who have been killed there.

Virginia Patton, Jimmy Stewart's sister-in-law, Ruth Dakin Bailey, in the classic film It's a Wonderful Life, has died. She was 97 years old. The actress was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 25, 1925, and she was niece of General George S. Patton. When she was still an infant, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she was destined to attend the University of Southern California. She worked with playwright turned screen writer William C. deMille, who was a founder of the USC film academy while she was there. He was the older brother of director Cecil B. DeMille. It was this connection that resulted in Patton's appointment with director Frank Capra.