His first version of the historic film "The Ten Commandments" was a huge success among silent films in nineteen twenty-three.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

Officials in Giles County say they may put the Ten Commandments back on the walls of the schools but will add other historical documents.

VOA: special.2011.03.17

In nineteen fifty-six, he released a new version of "The Ten Commandments" to include sound.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

Another -- just this week in the Ten Commandments case -- she was the key vote in striking down the Ten Commandments display at the Kentucky courthouses.

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Previous winners of the Cecil B DeMille Award - named for the famed director of The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Show on Earth - include Robert DeNiro, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman, who was awarded the honour earlier this year.

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Disputes over the extent to which Christianity should be part of the school day have roused strong feelings in some states - with prolonged rows over the displaying of the Ten Commandments, the teaching of the Creation story and the public saying of prayers before sports events.

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