Background
III, James Dougal Bissell was born on August 6, 1951 in Charleston, South Carolina. Son of James Dougal Senior and Elizabeth McPherson (Jones) B.
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- Production designer Rocketeer, 1990, The Pickle, New York City and Los Angeles, Dennis the Menace, Chicago, 1992, Blue Chips, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, 1993, Jumanji, Vancouver, New England, 1994-1995, Tin Cup, Tucson, Houston, 1995, My Fellow Americans, Los Angeles, Asheville, North Carolina.
James Dougal Bissell III
Edit ProfileMotion picture production designer
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, U. North Carolina, 1973.
Career
Art director, various television movies, Los Angeles, 1976-1981;
production designer, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Los Angeles, 1981;
production designer, Twilight Zone-The Movie, Los Angeles, 1982;
production designer, The Falcon and The Snowman, Mexico City, 1983-1984;
production designer, 2d unit director, The Boy Who Could Fly, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1985;
production designer, 2d unit director, Harry and the Hendersons, Los Angeles, 1986;
production designer, Someone to Watch Over Me, Los Angeles and New York City, 1986-1987;
production designer, Twins, Los Angeles and Santa Fe, since 1988. Visual consultant St. Elmo's Fire, Hollywood, 1984. Title co-designer Amazing Stories, Hollywood, 1985.
Art director The Last Starfighter, Hollywood, 1983. Production designer, 2nd unit director Always, Los Angeles, Libby Mount, Epharata, Washington, 1989. Production designer Arachnophobia, Venezuela, Cambria, California, Los Angeles.
Achievements
Works
Other Work
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Production designer Rocketeer, 1990, The Pickle, New York City and Los Angeles, Dennis the Menace, Chicago, 1992, Blue Chips, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, 1993, Jumanji, Vancouver, New England, 1994-1995, Tin Cup, Tucson, Houston, 1995, My Fellow Americans, Los Angeles, Asheville, North Carolina.
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Membership
Member Society Motion Picture and television Art Dirs., Director's Guild American, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences M C.
Connections
Married Teresa AnnAtkinson, June 1, 1974 (divorced September 1987). Married Martha Wynne Snetsinger, October 22, 1995. Children: James Dougal, Alexander Wynne, Elizabeth Wynne.
