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Paul Sylbert

Art • Brooklyn, New York, USA • Born April 16, 1928 • † November 19, 2016

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.

27
Films

Filmography (27)

To End All Wars

To End All Wars

2001 • Action, Drama • 1h 48m
69
Production Design
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997 • Mystery, Action • 2h 15m
67
Production Design
Rosewood

Rosewood

1997 • Action, Thriller • 2h 20m
72
Production Design
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 35m
51
Production Design
Milk Money

Milk Money

1994 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 48m
57
Production Design
Sliver

Sliver

1993 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 47m
51
Production Design
Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

1991 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 23m
58
Production Design
Rush

Rush

1991 • Crime, Drama • 2h
67
Production Design
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991 • Drama, Romance • 2h 12m
68
Production Design
Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 46m
67
Production Design
Ishtar

Ishtar

1987 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 47m
47
Production Design
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987 • Comedy, Crime • 1h 21m
54
Production Design
The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984 • Action, Comedy • 2h 1m
66
Production Design
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 43m
62
Production Design
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 8m
67
Production Design
Wolfen

Wolfen

1981 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 55m
63
Production Design
Blow Out

Blow Out

1981 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 48m
74
Production Design
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981 • Action, Thriller • 1h 39m
63
Story
Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 • Drama • 1h 45m
78
Production Design
Hardcore

Hardcore

1979 • Mystery, Crime • 1h 48m
71
Production Design
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1978 • Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 41m
69
Production Design
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976 • Crime, Drama • 1h 46m
73
Production Design
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 • Drama • 2h 13m
87
Production Design
The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 49m
65
Production Design
Bad Company

Bad Company

1972 • Drama, Western • 1h 33m
69
Production Design
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

1957 • Drama • 2h 5m
82
Art Direction
The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956 • Crime, Drama • 1h 45m
74
Art Direction

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