FILM DIRECTOR

Mitchell Leisen

1898 - 1972

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James Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American director, art director, and costume designer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mitchell Leisen has received more than 127,829 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Mitchell Leisen is the 883rd most popular film director (down from 859th in 2019), the 5,645th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,616th in 2019) and the 209th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mitchell Leisens by language

Over the past year Mitchell Leisen has had the most page views in the with 17,297 views, followed by Spanish (2,630), and Italian (2,448). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (164.47%), Malagasy (144.16%), and Danish (61.69%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mitchell Leisen ranks 883 out of 2,041. Before him are Elia Suleiman, Martin McDonagh, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Alex Proyas, Anthony Harvey, and Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. After him are David Cherkassky, Bob Gale, Mikael Håfström, Jean Grémillon, Régis Wargnier, and Pyotr Chardynin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Mitchell Leisen ranks 176. Before him are Pyotr Leshchenko, Therese Giehse, Simon Vestdijk, Masuji Ibuse, Erik Abrahamsson, and Clemente Biondetti. After him are Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Vilho Lampi, Allen Woodring, Henry Luce, Arthur Legat, and Jascha Horenstein. Among people deceased in 1972, Mitchell Leisen ranks 154. Before him are Vera Karalli, Markos Vamvakaris, Bernabé Ferreyra, Romas Kalanta, Roger Courtois, and Jessie Royce Landis. After him are Prithviraj Kapoor, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Jan Wils, Edward Cook, Walter Lang, and Martim Mércio da Silveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mitchell Leisen ranks 5,645 out of 20,380. Before him are Rey Mysterio (1974), Chief Joseph (1840), Jennifer Welles (1937), Robert Darnton (1939), Jessie Royce Landis (1896), and Marilyn Burns (1949). After him are Bob Gale (1951), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Country Joe McDonald (1942), James Blish (1921), Axeman of New Orleans (null), and J. William Fulbright (1905).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mitchell Leisen ranks 209. Before him are Hal Roach (1892), George Marshall (1891), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Irwin Winkler (1931), Gregory Hoblit (1944), and Eli Roth (1972). After him are Bob Gale (1951), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Jack Bender (1949), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Walter Lang (1896), and Steven Zaillian (1953).

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Filmography

The Twilight Zone
Director
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
8.432 / 10
Midnight
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An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.
Mar 24o 19397.4 / 10
Remember the Night
Director
When Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with him for Christmas, the unexpected happens and love blossoms.
Jan 19o 19407.4 / 10