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Mitchell Leisen(1898-1972)

  • Director
  • Art Director
  • Costume Designer
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Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen was born on 6 October 1898 in Menominee, Michigan, USA. He was a director and art director, known for Trois jours chez les vivants (1934), La mère du marié (1951) and Par la porte d'or (1941). He was married to Stella Yeager. He died on 28 October 1972 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1898
DiedOctober 28, 1972(74)
BornOctober 6, 1898
DiedOctober 28, 1972(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Marlene Dietrich and Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen in Mascarade à Mexico (1945)
Richard Barthelmess, Mitchell Leisen, and Gertrude Michael in Ultime forfait (1935)
Astrid Allwyn, Mitchell Leisen, and Fred MacMurray in Jeux de mains (1935)
Jane Powell, Keith Andes, Mitchell Leisen, and Stanley Rubin in The Girl Most Likely (1957)
Leif Erickson, Bob Burns, Mitchell Leisen, Harlan Thompson, and Virginia Vale in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
Barbara Stanwyck, Mitchell Leisen, and Fred MacMurray in L'Aventure d'une nuit (1939)
Mitchell Leisen, Gregorio Martínez Sierra, Kent Taylor, Evelyn Venable, and Dorothea Wieck in Le chant du berceau (1933)
Mitchell Leisen and Martha Raye in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

Known for:

Fredric March and Evelyn Venable in Trois jours chez les vivants (1934)
Trois jours chez les vivants
6.9
  • Director
  • 1934
La mère du marié (1951)
La mère du marié
7.4
  • Director
  • 1951
Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in Par la porte d'or (1941)
Par la porte d'or
7.3
  • Director
  • 1941
Charles Bickford and Kay Johnson in Dynamite (1929)
Dynamite
6.9
  • Art Director(as J. Mitchell Leisen)
  • 1929

Credits

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Director

  • Jayne Mansfield and Juliet Prowse in Spree (1967)
    Spree
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in Annie, agent très spécial (1966)
    Annie, agent très spécial
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967
  • Gardner McKay in Aventures dans les îles (1959)
    Aventures dans les îles
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Tuesday Weld in Ombres sur le soleil (1961)
    Ombres sur le soleil
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Mitch Leisen)
    • 1961
  • John McIntire in La grande caravane (1957)
    La grande caravane
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Open Windows
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1960
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
    Markham
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Rod Serling in La quatrième dimension (1959)
    La quatrième dimension
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Jane Powell, Keith Andes, Tommy Noonan, and Cliff Robertson in The Girl Most Likely (1957)
    The Girl Most Likely
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Boulevards de Paris (1955)
    Boulevards de Paris
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Le grand imprésario (1953)
    Le grand imprésario
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Nina Foch, Glenn Ford, Denise Darcel, and Ruth Roman in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Young Man with Ideas
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1952

Art Director

  • Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Elissa Landi, and Fredric March in Le signe de la croix (1932)
    Le signe de la croix
    6.8
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Warner Baxter in Le mari de l'indienne (1931)
    Le mari de l'indienne
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1931
  • Kay Johnson in Madame Satan (1930)
    Madame Satan
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1930
  • Charles Bickford and Kay Johnson in Dynamite (1929)
    Dynamite
    6.9
    • Art Director (as J. Mitchell Leisen)
    • 1929
  • Robert Armstrong, Carmencita Johnson, Billy Naylor, and Irene Rich in La cave sanglante (1928)
    La cave sanglante
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Jeanette Loff in Love Over Night (1928)
    Love Over Night
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Show Folks (1928)
    Show Folks
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Lina Basquette in Célébrité (1928)
    Célébrité
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Alan Hale, William Boyd, Tay Garnett, Frank Hagney, and Howard Higgin in Power (1928)
    Power
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Lina Basquette and Tom Keene in La fille sans dieu (1928)
    La fille sans dieu
    7.1
    • Art Director (as James Mitchell Leisen)
    • 1928
  • Phyllis Haver in Chicago (1927)
    Chicago
    7.3
    • Art Director (as J.M. Leisen)
    • 1927
  • Jetta Goudal in The Forbidden Woman (1927)
    The Forbidden Woman
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • William Boyd and Bessie Love in Son Beau Geste (1927)
    Son Beau Geste
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Phyllis Haver and Tom Moore in L'école du mariage (1927)
    L'école du mariage
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Leatrice Joy in The Angel of Broadway (1927)
    The Angel of Broadway
    • Art Director
    • 1927

Costume Designer

  • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
    Off to See the Wizard
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer (as Mitch Leisen)
    • 1968
  • William Shatner, John Cassavetes, Adam West, John Doucette, Simon Oakland, and Ziva Rodann in Alexander the Great (1963)
    Alexander the Great
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Mitch Leisen)
    • 1963
  • Paulette Goddard in La vengeance des Borgia (1949)
    La vengeance des Borgia
    5.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1949
  • Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in L'aventure vient de la mer (1944)
    L'aventure vient de la mer
    6.1
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Les nuits ensorcelées (1944)
    Les nuits ensorcelées
    5.9
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Robert Benchley, Fred MacMurray, and Rosalind Russell in Mon secrétaire travaille la nuit (1942)
    Mon secrétaire travaille la nuit
    6.8
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Marlene Dietrich, David James, and Fred MacMurray in Madame veut un bébé (1942)
    Madame veut un bébé
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1942
  • Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Elissa Landi, and Fredric March in Le signe de la croix (1932)
    Le signe de la croix
    6.8
    • Costume Designer (costumes by)
    • 1932
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford in La mégère apprivoisée (1929)
    La mégère apprivoisée
    6.2
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • William Boyd and Vera Reynolds in L'empreinte du passé (1925)
    L'empreinte du passé
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1925
  • Mary Pickford in Dorothy Vernon de Haddon Hall (1924)
    Dorothy Vernon de Haddon Hall
    6.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1924
  • Le voleur de Bagdad (1924)
    Le voleur de Bagdad
    7.7
    • Costume Designer (as Leisen, costumes)
    • 1924
  • Enid Bennett and Charles Ray in The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923)
    The Courtship of Myles Standish
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1923
  • Mary Pickford in Rosita, chanteuse des rues (1923)
    Rosita, chanteuse des rues
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1923
  • Robin des Bois (1922)
    Robin des Bois
    7.1
    • Costume Designer (as Leisen, costumes designed by)
    • 1922

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Mitchell Leisen
  • Born
    • October 6, 1898
    • Menominee, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 1972
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(coronary problems)
  • Spouse
    • Stella Yeager1927 - ?
  • Other works
    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.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Married to mezzo-soprano Stella Yeager (known professionally as Sandra Gahle), while also having relationships with costume designer Natalie Visart and choreographer Billy Daniel.
  • Quotes
    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.
  • Trademark
    Often cast Fred MacMurray
  • Nickname
    • Mitch

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