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James Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American director, art director, and costume designer.
Mitchell Leisen. Director: Death Takes a Holiday. Mitchell Leisen was born on 6 October 1898 in Menominee, Michigan, USA. He was a director and art director, known for Death Takes a Holiday (1934), The Mating Season (1951) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). He was married to Stella Yeager.
Jun 8, 2021 · That of an acclaimed queer artist whose legacy was systematically tarnished, if not downright erased, in a gesture of barely concealed homophobia…. MALE AND FEMALE (1919) James Mitchell Leisen was born into an affluent middle-class American family in 1898, right at the twilight of the 19th century.
May 7, 2024 · Mitchell Leisen (born October 6, 1898, Menominee, Michigan, U.S.—died October 28, 1974, Los Angeles, California) was an American costume designer, art director, and film and television director. He was considered a “woman’s director” by dint of the affinity he demonstrated for actresses.
Oct 20, 2005 · A bisexual enduring psychoanalysis and a sham marriage – plus a string of furtive affairs with young men – Mitchell Leisen in the ’30s was, outwardly, a high-toned sophisticate with a glamorous career but, inwardly, a damaged soul on a quest for impossible love.
1. Midnight (1939) Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance. 7.8. Rate. A chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being romantically pursued by a cab driver. Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer. Votes: 5,603.
Mitchell Leisen was born on 6 October 1898 in Menominee, Michigan, USA. He was a director and art director, known for Death Takes a Holiday (1934), The Mating Season (1951) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941).
