Cecil B. DeMille Christian and Jewish heritage to convey a message of tolerance. "The Crusades" was the first film to show accord between Christians and Muslims. DeMille received more than a dozen awards from Jewish religious and cultural groups, including B’nai B’rith. In 1954, he was seeking approval for a lavish remake of his 1923 silent film "The Ten Commandments". He went before the Paramount board of directors, which was mostly Jewish-American. The members rejected his proposal, even though his last two films, "Samson and Delilah" and "The Greatest Show on Earth", had been record-breaking hits. Adolph Zukor, the chairman of the board,
Peggy George 1931 film "Five Star Final". Peggy George Peggy George (1908 – 1978) was an American film actress from the silent movie era. Born Margaret George de Mille, she was the daughter of William C. de Mille; her older sister was choreographer Agnes de Mille. (William was the nephew of noted film director Cecil B. DeMille.) George married producer B. P. Fineman on September 10, 1930. The couple had one daughter, named Judith; and divorced in 1937. Subsequently, she was married to one Richard Miller. She died in 1978. As a member of the of presumed interest to the tabloids, Peggy