{"product_id":"cat-0016414-mitchell-leisen","title":"Cat. #0016414:  MITCHELL LEISEN","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #eeeeee;\"\u003eHighly scarce vintage inscribed signature in blue ballpoint pen on a 4x5-inch tan autograph album page, acquired in-person in the early 1950s.  In good condition for its age, with a light, rectangular stain to the right of the writing, left by the prior page in the book.  After being trained as an architect and working as an interior designer, Mitchell Leisen embarked upon a career as a Hollywood costume designer, with assignments like Cecil B. De Mille's \u003ci\u003eMale and Female\u003c\/i\u003e (1919), Ernst Lubitsch's \u003ci\u003eRosita\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), and the Douglas Fairbanks classics \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) and \u003ci\u003eThe Thief Of Bagdad\u003c\/i\u003e (1924).  Shifting to set design, he collaborated with De Mille on \u003ci\u003eThe King of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (1927), \u003ci\u003eMadam Satan\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e (1932), and earned an Oscar nod for \u003ci\u003eDynamite\u003c\/i\u003e (1929).  It was in the early 1930s that Leisen turned his hand to directing, scoring with the horror-themed allegory \u003ci\u003eDeath Takes a Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e (1934) and the bizarre mystery musical \u003ci\u003eMurder at the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e (1934).  He showed a special flair for comedy in the late 1930s and early 1940s, with marvelous output like \u003ci\u003eEasy Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eMidnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003eArise My Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eRemember the Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eHold Back the Dawn \u003c\/i\u003e(1941).  His notable later films include\u003ci\u003e Lady in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eTo Each His Own\u003c\/i\u003e (1946) and \u003ci\u003eGolden Earrings\u003c\/i\u003e (1947).  This is just the fourth example of his autograph we have ever encountered!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43451969994961,"sku":"lad1793134073870","price":55.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2372\/3985\/files\/cat-0016414-mitchell-leisen_1.jpg?v=1793134078","url":"https:\/\/petebugzapper.shop\/products\/cat-0016414-mitchell-leisen","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}