Paul Sylbert
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-04-16
Day of Death
2016-11-19 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Paul Sylbert
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
Acting
(2004)
Crew
(2001)
To End All Wars
Production Design
(1997)
Conspiracy Theory
Production Design
(1997)
Rosewood
Production Design
(1996)
The Grass Harp
Production Design
(1995)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Production Design
(1994)
Milk Money
Production Design
(1993)
Sliver
Production Design
(1991)
Career Opportunities
Production Design
(1991)
The Prince of Tides
Production Design
(1991)
Rush
Production Design
(1988)
Biloxi Blues
Production Design
(1988)
Fresh Horses
Production Design
(1987)
The Pick-up Artist
Production Design
(1987)
Nadine
Production Design
(1987)
Ishtar
Production Design
(1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann
Production Design
(1984)
Firstborn
Production Design
(1984)
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Production Design
(1983)
Gorky Park
Production Design
(1981)
Wolfen
Production Design
(1981)
Blow Out
Production Design
(1981)
Nighthawks
Story
(1980)
Resurrection
Production Design
(1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer
Production Design
(1979)
Hardcore
Production Design
(1978)
Heaven Can Wait
Production Design
(1976)
Mikey and Nicky
Production Design
(1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Production Design
(1975)
The Drowning Pool
Production Design
(1972)
Bad Company
Production Design
(1971)
The Steagle
Director, Writer
(1969)
Riot
Production Design
(1967)
The Tiger Makes Out
Production Design
(1964)
Instant Love
Director
(1961)
Teenage Millionaire
Art Direction
(1957)
A Face in the Crowd
Art Direction
(1956)
Baby Doll
Assistant Art Director
(1956)
The Wrong Man
Art Direction
(1952)
Pontius Pilate
Set Decoration