In Hollywood, a chance meeting with director Cecil B. DeMille led to work as an extra in his film The King of Kings and a subsequent job as a junior screenwriter.
ɪn hˈɑːliwˌʊd, ɐ tʃˈæns mˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð dᵻɹˈɛktɚ sˈɛsəl bˈiː. də mˈɪl lˈɛd tə wˈɜːk æz ɐn ˈɛkstɹə ɪn hɪz fˈɪlm ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv kˈɪŋz ænd ɐ sˈʌbsᵻkwənt dʒˈɑːb æz ɐ dʒˈuːnjɚ skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚ.