DeMille Conspiracy Rocks Hollywood

Controversy Surrounds Cecil B. DeMille Secret Memoirs

LOS ANGELES - June 14, 2009. Investigators have apparently uncovered  a connection between the 2007 Christmas Eve arson blaze of The  Little Country Church of Hollywood, the mysterious death of the Hollywood Heritage Foundation director in 2008, and the “for sale” sign on the $18.9 million dollar estate located at 2010 DeMille Drive in Laughlin Park. These three events are part of the so-called, “DeMille Conspiracy” and are sending shockwaves of speculation throughout Hollywood.

Scholars are scouring the DeMille Archives at Brigham Young University searching for “secret memoirs” of legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille. Researchers claim the memoirs may reveal details of DeMille’s affairs with longtime mistresses, including silent film actress Julia Faye and screenwriter Jeanie MacPherson, hinting of a possible missing heir to the DeMille fortune. A spokesperson representing the DeMille estate vehemently denied speculation that Cecil B. DeMille fathered any children other than his daughter Cecilia and adopted children Katherine, Richard, and John.

“Whether the DeMille Conspiracy is fact or fiction is yet to be established, says author and researcher Robert Hammond. “Even though I have my doubts, the implications are so profound and so far-reaching, they are almost impossible to imagine. This is the kind of stuff Hollywood dreams are made of.” Hammond is a leading expert on Cecil B. DeMille and involved with the production of “C.B. DeMille: The Greatest Showman on Earth”, an epic biopic on the life and work of the legendary director.

The Hollywood Heritage Foundation is located in the DeMille-Lasky Barn, where Cecil B. DeMille made his first movie, “The Squaw Man” and which later became known as Paramount Studios. DeMille is arguably the greatest director in history, with seventy films to his credit, including “The Ten Commandments” and “King of Kings.”

At the Golden Globe Awards, Steven Spielberg credited DeMille as inspiring him to make movies, citing the first film he ever saw as “The Greatest Show on Earth.”   

Hollywood Producer Scouts Locations for DeMille Conspiracy Film

Historic Santa Maria Inn and DeMille-Lasky Barn Favored Locations

SANTA MARIA, CA – June 15, 2009.  Writer-Producer Robert Hammond is searching for the perfect location for his next film, “The DeMille Conspiracy,” described as The Da Vinci Code meets Die Hard. Among the favored locations are the Historic Santa Maria Inn, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, and the DeMille-Lasky Barn in Hollywood.

Cecil B. DeMille and his entourage stayed at the Historic Santa Maria Inn during the filming of the original silent version of The Ten Commandments in 1926. DeMille used the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes as the Egyptian backdrop for the film, building elaborate sets, which were later buried in the sand. The massive sets are still buried there today, although some artifacts have been recovered and are on display at the Dunes Visitor’s Center.

The DeMille-Lasky Barn houses the Hollywood Heritage Museum and is the original studio where DeMille along with associates Jesse Lasky and Sam Goldwyn began making the first Hollywood movies in 1913. The Barn later expanded into what is now Paramount Studios.

Hammond wrote the novel and adapted screenplay, “C.B. DeMille: The Greatest Showman on Earth,” an epic biopic about the life and work of legendary director, Cecil B. DeMille currently in pre-production. His latest project, “The DeMille Conspiracy,” follows an FBI agent who investigates a church bombing and series of murders connected to the secret memoirs of DeMille. According to script consultant, Terri Zinner, “‘the DeMille Conspiracy’ is an action-packed thriller that contains exhilarating explosions, gritty gun battles, a daring jump from a helicopter, and a conspiracy that runs deep.” Further details about the film are under heavy security pending negotiations.