James D. Bissell

James D. Bissell
Born James Dougal Bissell
(1951-08-06) August 6, 1951
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Other names Jim Bissell
Occupation Production Designer
Years active 1977-present
Spouse(s) Martha Snetsinger
Children James Dougal, Alexander Wynne, Elizabeth Wynne

James D. Bissell (born 1951) is an American production designer

James Bissell invented digital previs on the 1986 movie, The Boy Who Could Fly.

In his next life he wants to be a painter.

Made famous the phrase "Stay calm and take your meds."

Early life

Bissell was born in Chareleston, South Carolina, son of Elizabeth and James Bissell. He was an only child and moved around a lot with his father. Bissell attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1] working in the theater department. In 1973 Bissell graduated and moved to New York to work on low-budget features and commercials.

Career

Bissell soon moved to Los Angeles and in 1980 he won an Emmy for his work on "Palmerstown, U.S.A." He was discovered by Steven Spielberg while working on Palmerstown. He would later received a BAFTA nomination for production design on Spielberg's next project "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". While working on "Jumanji" (1995) Bissell met his wife Martha. Bissell's collaboration with George Clooney began in 2002 with "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind", followed by "Good Night, and Good Luck" which landed him an Oscar nomination,[2] "Leatherheads", "The Monuments Men", and most recently "Suburbicon".

Personal life

Bissell is married to Martha Wynne. Jim and Martha have three children: James Dougal (from Bissell's previous marriage), Alexander Wynne (born 1996) and Elizabeth Wynne (born 1998). He is a known Joseph Campbell fan.

Awards

Bissell won the Emmy for "Outstanding Art Direction for a Series" for his work on "Palmerstown, U.S.A."[3] Bissell was Nominated for the BAFTA for "Best Production Design/Art Direction" for his work on "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."[4] Bissell has been nominated for three different Art Directors Guild Awards for his work on "Good Night, and Good Luck.", "300", and "The Spiderwick Chronicles"[5] Bissell was nominated at the 78th Academy Awards in the category of Best Art Direction for his work on the movie Good Night, and Good Luck. His nomination was shared with Jan Pascale.[6] In 2015 he received the Art Directors Guild lifetime achievement award.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "James Bissell IMDB". IMDB.
  2. ↑ "Jame Bissell IMDB". IMDB.
  3. ↑ "James Bissell Awards". IMDB.
  4. ↑ "James Bissell Awards". IMDB.
  5. ↑ "James Bissell Awards". IMDB.
  6. ↑ "2006 Oscars". Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hollywood Spotlight". Retrieved October 13, 2015.


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