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Mitchell Leisen (1898–1972)

Director | Art Director | Costume Designer

Director noted for his romantic films. See full bio »

Born:

James Leisen
in Menominee, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Patric Knowles, Dorothy Lamour and Mitchell Leisen
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1967 Spree (documentary)
 
1966-1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Petit Prix Affair (1967)
– The Drublegratz Affair (1967)
– The Danish Blue Affair (1966)
 
1961-1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
– The Velvet Trap (1962)
– Show Me a Hero (1961)
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Prairie Story (1961)
– The Patience Miller Story (1961) (as Mitch Leisen)
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
– Girl with a Secret (1960)
– Worse Than Murder (1960)
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
– The Bad Spell (1960)
– A Cry from the Penthouse (1960)
– Escorts a La Carte (1960)
– The Man from Salzburg (1960)
– Coercion (1960)
 
1959-1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– People Are Alike All Over (1960)
– Escape Clause (1959)
– The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959)
 
1959-1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Story of Judith (1960)
– Absalom, My Son (1959)
– Night Club (1959)
– Miracle at the Opera (1959)
– The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959)
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
– Mother Goose (1958)
– The Sleeping Beauty (1958)
 
1958 The Girl Most Likely
 
1955 Bedevilled
 
1953 Tonight We Sing
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
 
1951 Darling, How Could You!
 
1951 The Mating Season
 
1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A.
 
1950 No Man of Her Own
 
1949 Song of Surrender
 
1949 Bride of Vengeance
 
1948 Dream Girl
 
1947 Golden Earrings
 
1947 Suddenly It's Spring
 
1946 To Each His Own
 
1945 Masquerade in Mexico
 
1945 Kitty
 
1944 Practically Yours
 
1944 Frenchman's Creek
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
 
1943 No Time for Love
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
 
1942 The Lady Is Willing
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
 
1941 I Wanted Wings
 
1940 Arise, My Love
 
1940 Remember the Night
 
1939 Midnight
 
1938 Artists and Models Abroad
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938
 
1937 Easy Living
 
1937 Swing High, Swing Low
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
 
1936 Thirteen Hours by Air
 
1935 Hands Across the Table
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
 
1934 Behold My Wife
 
1934 Murder at the Vanities
 
1934 Death Takes a Holiday
 
1934 Bolero (uncredited)
 
1933 Cradle Song
 
Show ShowArt Director (22 titles)
1932 The Sign of the Cross (uncredited)
 
1931 The Squaw Man
 
1930 Madam Satan
 
1929 Dynamite (as J. Mitchell Leisen)
 
1929 The Godless Girl (as James Mitchell Leisen)
 
1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter
 
1928 Love Over Night
 
1928 Show Folks
 
1928 Celebrity
 
1928 Power
 
1927 Chicago (as J.M. Leisen)
 
1927 The Forbidden Woman
 
1927 Dress Parade
 
1927 The Wise Wife
 
1927 The Angel of Broadway
 
1927 The Fighting Eagle
 
1927 His Dog
 
1927 The King of Kings (uncredited)
 
1926 The Volga Boatman
 
1925 The Road to Yesterday
 
1922 Saturday Night
 
1920 The Prince Chap (as James Mitchell Leisen)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (14 titles)
1949 Bride of Vengeance
 
1944 Frenchman's Creek (uncredited)
 
1944 Lady in the Dark (uncredited)
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling (uncredited)
 
1942 The Lady Is Willing
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross (costumes by)
 
1929 The Taming of the Shrew (uncredited)
 
1925 The Road to Yesterday
 
1924 Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
 
1924 The Thief of Bagdad (costumes)
 
1923 The Courtship of Myles Standish
 
1923 Rosita
 
1922 Robin Hood (costumes designed by / as Leisen)
 
1921 Forbidden Fruit
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (producer)
 
1945 Kitty (producer)
 
1944 Practically Yours (producer)
 
1943 No Time for Love (producer)
 
1942 Take a Letter, Darling (producer)
 
1942 The Lady Is Willing (producer)
 
1940 Remember the Night (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1948 Miss Tatlock's Millions
Cameo
 
1947 Variety Girl
Mitchell Leisen
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
Mr. Dwight Saxon
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
 
1934 Murder at the Vanities
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
 
1932 -But the Flesh Is Weak
Lord Wentworth - Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1931 The Squaw Man (assistant director)
 
1930 Madam Satan (assistant director)
 
1929 Dynamite (assistant director - as J. Mitchell Leisen)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1933 The Eagle and the Hawk (associate director)
 
1933 Tonight Is Ours (associate director)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (2 titles)
1928 Show Folks (costumer)
 
1919 Male and Female (costume designer: Babylonian sequence - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (2 titles)
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1950 No Man of Her Own (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1932 The Sign of the Cross (art director: 1944 prologue - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1920 Midsummer Madness (production manager)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 20 (documentary short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed NBC comedy series called "The Eve Arden Show". The plot concerned a widow whose visits disrupted the households of family and friends. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

J. Mitchell Leisen | J.M. Leisen | James Mitchell Leisen | Mitch Leisen | Leisen
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The camera never moves arbitrarily in any of my films. It follows somebody across the room or some kind of action; therefore you are not particularly conscious of the camera moving. Unnecessary camera movement destroys the concentration of the audience. See more »

Trivia:

Pioneer pilot, sculptor and qualified home decorator. Studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. Moved to Chicago to work in the advertising section of the art department for the Chicago Tribune. Held a second job with the architectural firm Marshall & Fox, while acting in his spare time... See more »

Star Sign:

Libra