Known For
Art
Born
Apr 16, 1928
Died
Nov 19, 2016
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
42 titles
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
Filmography
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Self
To End All Wars
Production Design
Conspiracy Theory
Production Design
Rosewood
Production Design
The Grass Harp
Production Design
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Production Design
Milk Money
Production Design
Sliver
Production Design
The Prince of Tides
Production Design
Rush
Production Design
Career Opportunities
Production Design
Fresh Horses
Production Design
Biloxi Blues
Production Design
The Pick-up Artist
Production Design
Nadine
Production Design
Ishtar
Production Design
The Journey of Natty Gann
Production Design
Firstborn
Production Design
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Production Design
Gorky Park
Production Design
Blow Out
Production Design
Wolfen
Production Design
Nighthawks
Story
Resurrection
Production Design
Kramer vs. Kramer
Production Design
Hardcore
Production Design
Heaven Can Wait
Production Design
Mikey and Nicky
Production Design
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Production Design
The Drowning Pool
Production Design
Bad Company
Production Design
The Steagle
Director
Riot
Production Design
The Tiger Makes Out
Production Design
Reporter
Director
Instant Love
Director
The Defenders
Director
Teenage Millionaire
Art Direction
A Face in the Crowd
Art Direction
Baby Doll
Assistant Art Director
The Wrong Man
Art Direction
Pontius Pilate
Set Decoration