>>I like Cecil B. DeMille, he commissioned a book on my dad’s ship and then made an Oscar winning movie about the ship.
Sounds like you have a great story behind that sentence.
The Ship & Book: DeMille commissioned a serial story (which became a book) titled “Reap the Wild Wind” written by Thelma Strabel for The Saturday Evening Post in 1940, set in the 1840s and featuring salvaging ships.
The Oscar Movie: The film was released in 1942, produced and directed by DeMille. It starred Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard.
The Award: Reap the Wild Wind was a massive success and won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects in 1943.
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) was one of DeMille’s major technicolor spectaculars.
See post 28.