Mitchell Leisen

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Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, art director, and costume designer known for his stylish Hollywood productions from the 1930s and 1940s.

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Mitchell Leisen canonical 23
James Mitchell Leisen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art director
costume designer
film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
activeInPeriod 1930s
1940s
birthName James Mitchell Leisen
linked to: Mitchell Leisen
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1898-10-06
dateOfDeath 1972-10-28
employer Paramount Pictures
familyName Leisen
genre melodrama film
romantic comedy film
givenName James
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Mitchell Leisen
nationality American
notableAward Academy Award nomination for Best Director for "Hold Back the Dawn"
notableFor stylish Hollywood productions
notableWork Death Takes a Holiday
Easy Living
Hands Across the Table
Hold Back the Dawn
Lady in the Dark
Midnight
No Time for Love
Remember the Night
To Each His Own
occupation art director
costume designer
film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Menominee, Michigan, United States
linked to: Menominee, Michigan
placeOfDeath Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Los Angeles
sexualOrientation gay
workedWith Barbara Stanwyck
Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Olivia de Havilland
workLocation Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film) costumeDesigner Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: The Thief of Bagdad
Mitchell Leisen name Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen birthName James Mitchell Leisen
linked to: Mitchell Leisen
Lady in the Dark filmAdaptationDirector Mitchell Leisen
Hold Back the Dawn director Mitchell Leisen
Hold Back the Dawn starring Mitchell Leisen
Midnight (1939 film) director Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: Midnight
The Mating Season director Mitchell Leisen
Kitty (1945 film) director Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: Kitty
Kitty (1945 film) producer Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: Kitty
George Barnes workedWithDirector Mitchell Leisen
Leisen notableBearer Mitchell Leisen
Easy Living director Mitchell Leisen
Remember the Night director Mitchell Leisen
To Each His Own director Mitchell Leisen
Death Takes a Holiday director Mitchell Leisen
Hands Across the Table director Mitchell Leisen
No Time for Love director Mitchell Leisen
Paulette Goddard workedWith Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: Marion Levy
The Golden Bed artDirectionBy Mitchell Leisen
Lady in the Dark (1944 film) director Mitchell Leisen
subject linked to: 1944 film "Lady in the Dark"
Daniel Mandell workedWith Mitchell Leisen
Midnight (1939 film) director Mitchell Leisen