Paul Sylbert

Birthday:: 04/16/1928
Place of birth:: Brooklyn, New York, USA:
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.

Credits

	Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' (2004) as 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
	Wolfen Production Design
	Blow Out 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
	The Steagle Writer
	Riot Production Design
	The Tiger Makes Out Production Design
	Pão de Açúcar 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