WIlliam Jekel (1927 - 2000) Born: Pueblo, CO; Studied: Art Center School (Los Angeles), University of California (Los Angeles); Member: Nevada Watercolor Society. William Jekel grew up in Los Angeles and studied art there prior to entering the United States Navy in 1944. He was employed, before and after his naval service, as a scenic artist at M.G.M. Studios. During those years, he frequently joined George Gibson, Emil Kosa, Jr., Duncan Spencer, John Coakley and other film studio artists on location painting trips. He later formed his own scenery production company to supply backdrops for the...