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Paul Sylbert

Screenwriter / Film Director / Production Designer | * 04/16/1928 († 88, 11/19/2016) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Paul Sylbert

Academy Award for Best Production Design Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award 2x Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with Paul Sylbert as Actor(1)

Movies with Paul Sylbert as Crew(39)

Art/Production Design2001 To End All Wars
Art/Production Design1997 Conspiracy Theory
Art/Production Design1997 Rosewood
Art/Production Design1995 The Grass Harp
Art/Production Design1994 Milk Money
Art/Production Design1993 Sliver
Art/Production Design1991 Career Opportunities
Art/Production Design1991 Rush
Art/Production Design1991 The Prince of Tides
Art/Production Design1988 Biloxi Blues
Art/Production Design1988 Fresh Horses
Art/Production Design1987 Nadine
Art/Production Design1987 Ishtar
Art/Production Design1987 The Pick-up Artist
Art/Production Design1985 The Journey of Natty Gann
Art/Production Design1984 Firstborn
Art/Production Design1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village
Art/Production Design1983 Gorky Park
Art/Production Design1981 Blow Out
Writing/Story1981 Nighthawks
Art/Production Design1981 Wolfen
Art/Production Design1980 Resurrection
Art/Production Design1979 Hardcore
Art/Production Design1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
Art/Production Design1978 Heaven Can Wait
Art/Production Design1976 Mikey and Nicky
Art/Production Design1975 The Drowning Pool
Art/Production Design1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Art/Production Design1972 Bad Company
Directing/Director1971 The Steagle
Writing/Writer1971 The Steagle
Art/Production Design1969 Riot
Art/Production Design1967 The Tiger Makes Out
Directing/Director1964 Instant Love
Art/Art Direction1961 Teenage Millionaire
Art/Art Direction1957 A Face in the Crowd
Art/Assistant Art Director1956 Baby Doll
Art/Art Direction1956 The Wrong Man
Art/Set Decoration1952 Pontius Pilate

TV Shows/Series with Paul Sylbert as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1964 Reporter
Directing/Director1961 The Defenders

Full Name: Paul Sylbert
Born: Monday, 04/16 1928 (April) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/19 2016 (November) in Jenkintown (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Erasmus Hall High School, Temple University
Employer: Temple University
Spouses (current/former): Anthea Sylbert
Siblings: Richard Sylbert
Paul Sylbert frequently works together with these people:
Warren Beatty (7x, Actor)
Hawk Koch (7x, Crew)
William Shatner (6x, Actor)
Robert Benton (6x, Crew)
Elaine May (6x, Actress)
Murray Hamilton (5x, Actor)
Michael Wadleigh (5x, Crew)
Robert Jiras (5x, Crew)
Daniel Loren May (5x, Crew)
Frank Overton (5x, Actor)
Edwin O'Donovan (5x, Crew)
Alan Hicks (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:277866, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024