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Paul Sylbert

Paul Sylbert

Known For Art
Birthday Apr 16, 1928
Died Nov 19, 2016 (88)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Erasmu ... s 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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To End All Wars

To End All Wars

2001

Production Design

Rosewood

Rosewood

1997

Production Design

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997

Production Design

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

1995

Production Design

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Production Design

Milk Money

Milk Money

1994

Production Design

Sliver

Sliver

1993

Production Design

Rush

Rush

1991

Production Design

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

1991

Production Design

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991

Production Design

Fresh Horses

Fresh Horses

1988

Production Design

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988

Production Design

The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987

Production Design

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

Production Design

Nadine

Nadine

1987

Production Design

The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

Production Design

Firstborn

Firstborn

1984

Production Design

The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

Production Design

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983

Production Design

Blow Out

Blow Out

1981

Production Design

Wolfen

Wolfen

1981

Production Design

Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981

Story

Resurrection

Resurrection

1980

Production Design

Hardcore

Hardcore

1979

Production Design

Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

Production Design

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1978

Production Design

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976

Production Design

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975

Production Design

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

Production Design

Bad Company

Bad Company

1972

Production Design

The Steagle

The Steagle

1971

Writer

Riot

Riot

1969

Production Design

The Tiger Makes Out

The Tiger Makes Out

1967

Production Design

Teenage Millionaire

Teenage Millionaire

1961

Art Direction

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

1957

Art Direction

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956

Art Direction

Baby Doll

Baby Doll

1956

Assistant Art Director

Pontius Pilate

Pontius Pilate

1952

Set Decoration

The Steagle

The Steagle

1971

Director

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