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AKA: James Mitchell Leisen
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/06/1898
Birthplace: Menominee, Michigan, USA
Death Date: 10/28/1972
biography
Long neglected by film historians, Mitchell Leisen and his oeuvre have undergone a reexamination in the last decade and his reputation as a director has been raised somewhat. While he is not on par with contemporaries like Lubitsch or Sturges, he did helm a handful of motion pictures that have withstood the test of time. In the 1930s, he excelled at screwball comedies and in the 40s with so-called "women's pictures". By the waning days of his career, though, Leisen had directed more than a few oddities and although he proved a capable craftsman for the small screen, his earlier work was
