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    1951-08-0675 years, 3 months, and 1 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 5

    Title
    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
    Self
    7.4
    1996-10-01
    1.0378
    My Fellow Americans
    Secret Service Agent
    6.1
    1996-12-20
    1.864
    The Man on Lincoln's Nose
    Self
    7.7
    2000-10-20
    0.5781
    Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
    Self
    0
    2000-01-25
    0.867
    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
    Self
    6.8
    2017-02-01
    1.0548
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