1. Randall Duell was an American architect and motion picture art director.
10 Facts About Randall Duell
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Randall Duell designed Magic Mountain theme park in Santa Clarita, California, the original Universal Studio Tours in California, Six Flags Over Texas, Marriott's Great America theme parks, as well as Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Randall Duell attended the University of Southern California School of Architecture and graduated in 1925.
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Randall Duell received screen credit for his work on 38 films, among them Ninotchka, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Intruder in the Dust, and Singin' in the Rain.
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Wood, who had supervised the construction of Disneyland; at Marco, Randall Duell collaborated with Wood and Wade Rubottom in the design of Freedomland USA in The Bronx, the first of many theme parks he would design.
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At Freedomland, Randall Duell designed many of the park structures and specified the color scheme for the Santa Fe Rail Road and other areas of the park.
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Randall Duell is featured in the book, Freedomland USA: The Definitive History.
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The Randall Duell office employed the talents of a number of former motion picture art directors and theme park designers, among them Robert H Branham, Leroy Coleman, John DeCuir, John DeCuir, Jr.
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Randall Duell was inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Randall Duell was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:.