George Vernon Russell

George Vernon Russell
Born	September 4, 1905 San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1989 Pasadena, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Architect
Children	2

George Vernon Russell (September 4, 1905 - March 17, 1989) was an award-winning American architect. He designed many residential properties and commercial buildings in Los Angeles, California. He also designed the masterplans and a library unit for the University of California, Riverside as well as the 1976 expansion of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

George Vernon Russell was born on September 4, 1905 in San Bernardino, California. He attended the California Institute of Technology for a year and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France in 1928.

Russell began his career as a draughtsman in New York City. With fellow architect Douglas Honnold, Russell designed the Alexander Kiam House in Los Angeles circa 1927. He also became a movie set designer in Los Angeles in 1933. A decade later, in 1937, Russell, Honnold and Arthur W. Hawes designed the Hollywood Reporter Building on Sunset Boulevard.

During World War II, Russell designed air bases and units for the United States Army in England and Ireland. After the war, he taught architecture at the University of Southern California. Meanwhile, in 1946, he was hired by William R. Wilkerson to design the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; however, when Meyer Lansky acquired the building, he replaced him with his own architectural team. Also in 1946, Russell and fellow architect Eduardo Jose Samaniego designed the JC Penney factory in Van Nuys.

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