Mitchell, Lisa, 1940-

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1940-

Biographical History

Lisa Mitchell (1940- ) is an actress and writer in California.

Lisa Mitchell was born in 1940 and began her career as an actress at age fifteen when she played a daughter of Jethro in The Ten Commandments. She acted in films and television over the next sixteen years while continuing her education. After graduating with honors from Immaculate Heart College, Mitchell started her professional writing career. Mitchell has written hundreds of book reviews for the Los Angeles Times column. Her articles range from celebrity interviews, social commentaries and literary essays, short stories, and poetry. She has written two award-winning movies: Divine Mercy, No Escape and Merlene of the Movies. Mitchell has written and produced hundreds of half-hour programs for the television series, Heart of the Nation. Mitchell has assisted in fiction classes at Immaculate Heart College and lectured in Hollywood. She has won prizes at three international film festivals.

Citation:

UPB files, October 28, 2013 (born 1940; began career as actress at age fifteen; played Jethro's daughter in The Ten Commandments; acted in films and television for over sixteen years while in school; graduated with Honors from Immaculate Heart College; began professional writing career; written hundreds of book reviews for Los Angeles Times; articles range from celebrity interviews, social commentaries and literary essays, short stories, and poetry; written two award-winning movies: Divine Mercy, No Escape and Merlene of the Movies; written and procuded half-hour programs for television series, Heart of the Nation; assisted in fiction classes at Immaculate Heart College; lecture in Hollywood; won prizes from three international film festivals).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lisa Mitchell collection on Stan Laurel

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 9110

Scope and Contents

Includes letters, photographs, drawings, and a telegram related to Stan Laurel in his later years living in Hollywood. Communications are often between Laurel and Lisa Mitchell during their friendship. Drawings were created by Lisa Mitchell of Stan Laurel and his associate, Oliver Hardy. Dated 1953-1962.

Dates: 1953-1962

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lisa Mitchell papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2149

Scope and Contents Collection consists of correspondence, reviews, film reels, press kits, and newspaper and magazine articles written by Mitchell. Also included are photographs, posters, and other materials regarding Merlene of the Movies and Divine Mercy, No Escape. Two prospecti on proposed books about Cecil B. DeMille and the 1956 motion picture The Ten Commandments are among the materials, along with musical programs from Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, and others. Also included are video tapes of Mitchell's...

Dates: 1955-1999