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- Married to mezzo-soprano Stella Yeager (known professionally as Sandra Gahle), while also having relationships with costume designer Natalie Visart and choreographer Billy Daniel.
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Jun 8, 2021 · Leisen was married in 1927 to Sondra Gahle, an aspiring opera singer, but the director made no secret of his non-heteronormative proclivities. He and his wife often lived in separate cities, sometimes separate continents, and some dear confidants such as Carole Lombard often called Leisen their girlfriend.
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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. He died on 28 October 1972 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director, Art Director, Costume Designer
- October 6, 1898
- Mitchell Leisen
- October 28, 1972
Personal life. Though married, Leisen was reported to be gay or bisexual. According to Carolyn Roos, Leisen's longtime business manager's daughter, he had a very long relationship with dancer/actor/choreographer Billy Daniel until the 1950s (Daniel died in 1962).
- Sandra Gahle
- James Mitchell Leisen, October 6, 1898, Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
- 1920–1967
- October 28, 1972 (aged 74), Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
In 1927, Leisen married opera singer Stella Seager, known professionally as Sandra Gahle, in a ceremony at DeMille’s ranch. Although they would remain married for fifteen years, their marriage was anything but traditional.
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. He died on 28 October 1972 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- October 6, 1898
- October 28, 1972
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.
Having been married to opera singer Sondra Gahle, and in relationships with actress Marguerite DeLaMotte and costume designer Natalie Visart, it was widely speculated that Leisen may have in fact been bisexual.
