James D. Bissell

Quick Facts

Full Name	James D. Bissell
Occupation	Production Designer
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1951(1951-08-06)
Age	73
Birthplace	Charleston
Country	United States
Birth City	Charleston
Horoscope	Capricorn

James D. Bissell Biography

James D. Bissell is one of the most popular and richest Production Designer who was born on August 6, 1951 in Charleston, Charleston, United States. James D. Bissell (born 1951) is an American production designer

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).

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

James D. Bissell Net Worth

James D. Bissell is one of the richest Production Designer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James D. Bissell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jim Bissell was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the only child of Elizabeth and James Bissell. In his youth, he moved around and traveled with his father from Hawaii to Bermuda and so many places in between. After he graduated high school Bissell attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill working in the theater department. In 1973 Bissell graduated with a BFA and decided to make it New York. He made it by working on low-budget features and commercials.

Bissell soon moved to Los Angeles to exploit his talent in the entertainment capital of the world. He found steady work on the set of “Palmerstown, U.S.A.”. In 1980 he was awarded an Emmy for his work on the show, and around that time he was discovered by Steven Spielberg while he was shooting on the same lot. Bissell would later receive 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, “Leatherheads”, “The Monuments Men”, and most recently “Suburbicon”.

Bissell won the Emmy for “Outstanding Art Direction for a Series” for his work on “Palmerstown, U.S.A.” Bissell was Nominated for the BAFTA for “Best Production Design/Art Direction” for his work on “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” 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” 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. In 2015 he received the Art Directors Guild lifetime achievement award.

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Who is James D. Bissell Dating?

According to our records, James D. Bissell married to Martha Wynne Snetsinger. As of December 1, 2023, James D. Bissell’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Production Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James D. Bissell celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

Who is jim Bissell?

Art director, The Last Starfighter, Universal, 1984. (As James Bissell) Visual consultant, St. Elmo’s Fire, Sony, 1985. (As James Bissell) Second unit director, The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Who was the art director For et?

Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater….

Is Jim Bissell a real person?

“Here is a letter by an indigenous related person named Jim Bissell, which he wrote in reply to a Sun columnist related to the ‘Residential schools” that is leading to church terrorism (by non-native people).

How did residential schools change Canada?

Residential schools systematically undermined Indigenous, First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures across Canada and disrupted families for generations, severing the ties through which Indigenous culture is taught and sustained, and contributing to a general loss of language and culture.

Where is the boy from E.T. NOW?

Now: Henry Thomas the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, Henry, now aged 43, returned to his hometown of Texas, where he focused on school, and took on a string of film roles every now and again, notably ‘Gangs of New York’ and ‘Dear John’. He is married and has a daughter named Hazel.