Paul Sylbert
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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
Credits
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Production Design
Sliver (1993)
Production Design
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Production Design
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Production Design
Blow Out (1981)
Production Design
Career Opportunities (1991)
Production Design
Hardcore (1979)
Production Design
Milk Money (1994)
Production Design
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Production Design
Rush (1991)
Production Design
Wolfen (1981)
Production Design
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Production Design
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Production Design
Gorky Park (1983)
Production Design
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Production Design
Bad Company (1972)
Production Design
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Production Design
The Grass Harp (1996)
Production Design
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Production Design
Ishtar (1987)
Production Design
Fresh Horses (1988)
Production Design
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Production Design
To End All Wars (2001)
Production Design
The Drowning Pool (1975)
Production Design
Rosewood (1997)
Production Design
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Production Design
Nadine (1987)
Production Design
Firstborn (1984)
Production Design
Riot (1969)
Production Design
Resurrection (1980)
Production Design
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
Production Design