Paul Sylbert
- Known For
- Art
- Born
- April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- November 19, 2016
- Active Years
- 1952–2004 (53 Years)
- Total Credits
- 43 credits in database
Biography
Subject: Paul Sylbert (Art).
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Name: Paul Sylbert.
Dates: Born April 16, 1928; Died November 19, 2016 (88 years old).
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Profession: American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who directed on occasion.
Family: Son of a dressmaker. Twin brother is Richard Sylbert (production designer, art director, set designer, producer, and actor). Married Anthea (production company head and costume designer; divorced). Has one child.
Education/Training: Graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946. Attended Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Attended Hans Hoffman School of Art and The Actors Studio.
Military: Veteran of the United States Army; fought in the Korean War.
Notable Works:
Collaborated with Richard on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd.
Known for Conspiracy Theory (1997), Heaven Can Wait (1978), and Blow Out (1981).
Academy Award-winning work on Heaven Can Wait (1978).
Worked on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kramer vs. Kramer, Conspiracy Theory, and The Prince of Tides.
Paul Sylbert (April 16, 1928 – November 19, 2016) was an American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who also directed on occasion. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of a dressmaker and the twin brother of Richard Sylbert. Sylbert graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946
Career overview
Paul Sylbert was an American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who also directed on occasion. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 16, 1928, he grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946. He served in the United States Army and fought in the Korean War. Sylbert attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University with his identical twin brother Richard, and later studied at the Hans Hoffman School of Art and The Actors Studio.
Early in their careers, Sylbert and his twin brother collaborated on the films Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd. Sylbert is best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait. His extensive film credits also include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kramer vs. Kramer, Blow Out, The Prince of Tides, and Conspiracy Theory. Over the course of his career, he accumulated 42 known credits in the art department.
Sylbert passed away on November 19, 2016, at the age of 88. His contributions to cinema as a production designer and art director remain recognized through his notable film projects and award-winning work in the industry.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
43 titles- Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' (2004) as Self
- To End All Wars (2001) Production Design
- Conspiracy Theory (1997) Production Design
- Rosewood (1997) Production Design
- The Grass Harp (1996) Production Design
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) Production Design
- Milk Money (1994) Production Design
- Sliver (1993) Production Design
- Career Opportunities (1991) Production Design
- The Prince of Tides (1991) Production Design
- Rush (1991) Production Design
- Biloxi Blues (1988) Production Design
- Fresh Horses (1988) Production Design
- The Pick-up Artist (1987) Production Design
- Ishtar (1987) Production Design
- Nadine (1987) Production Design
- The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) Production Design
- The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) Production Design
- Firstborn (1984) Production Design
- Gorky Park (1983) Production Design
- Blow Out (1981) Production Design
- Nighthawks (1981) Story
- Wolfen (1981) Production Design
- Resurrection (1980) Production Design
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Production Design
- Hardcore (1979) Production Design
- Heaven Can Wait (1978) Production Design
- Mikey and Nicky (1976) Production Design
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Production Design
- The Drowning Pool (1975) Production Design
- Bad Company (1972) Production Design
- The Steagle (1971) Director
- The Steagle (1971) Writer
- Riot (1969) Production Design
- The Tiger Makes Out (1967) Production Design
- Reporter (1964) Director
- Instant Love (1964) Director
- The Defenders (1961) Director
- Teenage Millionaire (1961) Art Direction
- A Face in the Crowd (1957) Art Direction
- The Wrong Man (1956) Art Direction
- Baby Doll (1956) Assistant Art Director
- Pontius Pilate (1952) Set Decoration
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Paul Sylbert is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including To End All Wars (2001), Conspiracy Theory (1997), The Grass Harp (1996), Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995).
When and where was Paul Sylbert born?
Paul Sylbert was born on April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. They passed away on November 19, 2016.
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Paul Sylbert has accumulated over 43 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1952 to 2004.
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