sentences:  Fussell was born in Pasadena, California, United States, and grew up there.His father, Paul Longstreth Fussell (15 January 1895 – 16 July 1973), was a corporate lawyer in Los Angeles with the firm of O’Melveny & Myers.His mother was born Wilhma Wilson Sill in Illinois 21 August 1893 and died 23 March 1971.