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Paul Sylbert
Art · 1928–2016 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Paul Sylbert (April 16, 1928 – November 19, 2016) was an American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who directed on occasion. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a dressmaker, Sylbert grew up in the borough's Flatbush neighborhood and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946. He fought in the Korean War and attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania with his identical twin brother Richard. Early in their careers, they collaborated on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd. Sylbert also attended the Hans Hoffman School of Art and The Actors Studio. He is a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. Sylbert was a member of the faculty at the Film and Media Arts department of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he taught courses in film studies. He also taught a course called Film: The Creative Process at Temple University in the Spring of 2014. Sylbert died on November 19, 2016, at the age of 88.
Known for
The Defenders
Director
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Production Design
Sliver
Production Design
Conspiracy Theory
Production Design
Kramer vs. Kramer
Production Design
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Production Design
Blow Out
Production Design
Career Opportunities
Production Design
Milk Money
Production Design
Hardcore
Production Design
Filmography
- 2004Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'Self
- 2001To End All WarsProduction Design
- 1997Conspiracy TheoryProduction Design
- 1997RosewoodProduction Design
- 1996The Grass HarpProduction Design
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeProduction Design
- 1994Milk MoneyProduction Design
- 1993SliverProduction Design
- 1991The Prince of TidesProduction Design
- 1991RushProduction Design
- 1991Career OpportunitiesProduction Design
- 1988Fresh HorsesProduction Design
- 1988Biloxi BluesProduction Design
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistProduction Design
- 1987NadineProduction Design
- 1987IshtarProduction Design
- 1985The Journey of Natty GannProduction Design
- 1984FirstbornProduction Design
- 1984The Pope of Greenwich VillageProduction Design
- 1983Gorky ParkProduction Design
- 1981WolfenProduction Design
- 1981Blow OutProduction Design
- 1981NighthawksStory
- 1980ResurrectionProduction Design
- 1979Kramer vs. KramerProduction Design
- 1979HardcoreProduction Design
- 1978Heaven Can WaitProduction Design
- 1976Mikey and NickyProduction Design
- 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestProduction Design
- 1975The Drowning PoolProduction Design
- 1972Bad CompanyProduction Design
- 1971The SteagleDirector
- 1969RiotProduction Design
- 1967The Tiger Makes OutProduction Design
- 1964ReporterDirector
- 1964Instant LoveDirector
- 1961The DefendersDirector
- 1961Teenage MillionaireArt Direction
- 1957A Face in the CrowdArt Direction
- 1956Baby DollAssistant Art Director
- 1956The Wrong ManArt Direction
- 1952Pontius PilateSet Decoration
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