James D. Bissell

Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Known for

2017

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Self

2000

The Man on Lincoln's Nose

Self

2000

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Self

1996

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Self

1996

My Fellow Americans

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