Paul Sylbert
Skuespiller, Regissør, Manusforfatter
16. april 1928 — 19. november 2016 (88 år)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1979 | Hardcore · as Man Shoveling Snow During Opening Credits |
| 1971 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 |
| 1979 | The 51st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1971 |
| 2008 | A Trip to Swadades · as Production Designer |
| 2001 | To End All Wars · as Production Design |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory · as Production Design |
| 1997 | Rosewood · as Production Design |
| 1995 | The Grass Harp · as Production Design |
| 1995 | Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home · as Production Design |
| 1994 | Milk Money · as Production Design |
| 1993 | Sliver · as Production Design |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides · as Production Design |
| 1991 | Rush · as Production Design |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities · as Production Design |
| 1988 | Fresh Horses · as Production Design |
| 1988 | Biloxi Blues · as Production Design |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist · as Production Design |
| 1987 | Nadine · as Production Design |
| 1987 | Ishtar · as Production Design |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann · as Production Design |
| 1984 | Firstborn · as Production Design |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village · as Production Design |
| 1983 | Gorky Park · as Production Design |
| 1983 | Without a Trace · as Production Designer |
| 1981 | Blow Out · as Production Design |
| 1981 | Wolfen · as Production Design |
| 1981 | Nighthawks · as Story |
| 1980 | Resurrection · as Production Design |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer · as Production Design |
| 1979 | Hardcore · as Production Design |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait · as Production Design |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky · as Production Design |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center · as Production Designer |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · as Production Design |
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool · as Production Design |
| 1972 | Bad Company · as Production Design |
| 1969 | Riot · as Production Design |
| 1967 | The Tiger Makes Out · as Production Design |
| 1961 | Teenage Millionaire · as Art Direction |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Production Designer |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd · as Art Direction |
| 1956 | The Wrong Man · as Art Direction |
| 1954 | Roogie's Bump · as Art Director |
| 1949 | Suspense · as Set Decorator |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Set Decorator |