Constance Adams DeMille (April 27, 1874 â€" July 17, 1960) was an
American actress and wife of filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille.Constance was
born the daughter of Judge Fredrick Adams, New Jersey Court of Errors
and Appeals, and Ella Adams, Frederic’s first wife. Constance was
raised in East Orange, NJ. Judge Frederic Adams married a second time
to a woman also named Ella.After graduating from school, Constance
headed for the stage. She appeared briefly in Hearts are Trumps in
Washington, DC and on Broadway, starring in the play, The Man on the
Box, from October 1905 to January 1906. She appeared in only one film,
playing the part of 'Mrs. Rowland' in Where the Trail Divides (1914).
In 1920 while still associated with Famous Players-Lasky, her husband
formed his own new company Cecil B. DeMille Productions with his
lawyer, Constance and his sister in law Ella King Adams who also
worked as his script reader.
American actress and wife of filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille.Constance was
born the daughter of Judge Fredrick Adams, New Jersey Court of Errors
and Appeals, and Ella Adams, Frederic’s first wife. Constance was
raised in East Orange, NJ. Judge Frederic Adams married a second time
to a woman also named Ella.After graduating from school, Constance
headed for the stage. She appeared briefly in Hearts are Trumps in
Washington, DC and on Broadway, starring in the play, The Man on the
Box, from October 1905 to January 1906. She appeared in only one film,
playing the part of 'Mrs. Rowland' in Where the Trail Divides (1914).
In 1920 while still associated with Famous Players-Lasky, her husband
formed his own new company Cecil B. DeMille Productions with his
lawyer, Constance and his sister in law Ella King Adams who also
worked as his script reader.
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