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James Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American director, art director, and costume designer.
Jun 8, 2021 · James Mitchell Leisen was born into an affluent middle-class American family in 1898, right at the twilight of the 19th century. Suburban peace and familial security weren't lasting factors of his childhood, however. By the time Leisen was five, his parents were divorced.
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).
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May 7, 2024 · Mitchell Leisen 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. His motion pictures—almost all of them made at Paramount—were often dominated by strong female leads such.
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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.
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Long neglected by critics and film historians, director and art director Mitchell Leisen underwent a reexamination in later years, leading to more appreciation of his work. While not on par with contemporaries like Ernst Lubitsch or Preston Sturges, Leisen did helm a number of notable screwball...
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.
