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James Mitchell Leisen (* 6. Oktober 1898 in Menominee, Michigan; † 28. Oktober 1972 in Woodland Hills, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischer Regisseur und Filmproduzent, der seinen Einstieg ins Filmgeschäft als Szenenbildner und Kostümdesigner hatte.
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.
8. Juni 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.
15. Mai 2016 · Billy Wilder once described director Mitchell Leisen, who worked on many of his early scripts, as little more than a ‘window dresser.’ Preston Sturges, another venerated master, seemed to share his disdain for Leisen, which may have been prompted as much by the man’s homosexuality as the quality of his work. Whatever the case may be, this master of misc-en-scene has been unfairly ...
Early life and film work. Leisen grew up in St. Louis with his mother (divorced from his father, a brewery owner) and stepfather, who sent him to military school because they were concerned about what they perceived to be his lack of masculinity.
20. Okt. 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. Such a love was hinted at in his first solo credit.
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.
