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Paul Sylbert
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 Broo…
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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.
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2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Movie Self
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2001
To End All Wars
Movie Production Design
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1997
Conspiracy Theory
Movie Production Design
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1997
Rosewood
Movie Production Design
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1996
The Grass Harp
Movie Production Design
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1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Movie Production Design
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1994
Milk Money
Movie Production Design
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1993
Sliver
Movie Production Design
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1991
The Prince of Tides
Movie Production Design
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1991
Rush
Movie Production Design
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1991
Career Opportunities
Movie Production Design
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1988
Fresh Horses
Movie Production Design
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1988
Biloxi Blues
Movie Production Design
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1987
The Pick-up Artist
Movie Production Design
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1987
Nadine
Movie Production Design
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1987
Ishtar
Movie Production Design
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1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Movie Production Design
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1984
Firstborn
Movie Production Design
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1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Movie Production Design
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1983
Gorky Park
Movie Production Design
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1981
Blow Out
Movie Production Design
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1981
Wolfen
Movie Production Design
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1981
Nighthawks
Movie Story
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1980
Resurrection
Movie Production Design
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1979
Kramer vs. Kramer
Movie Production Design
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1979
Hardcore
Movie Production Design
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1978
Heaven Can Wait
Movie Production Design
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1976
Mikey and Nicky
Movie Production Design
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1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie Production Design
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1975
The Drowning Pool
Movie Production Design
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1972
Bad Company
Movie Production Design
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1971
The Steagle
Movie Director
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1969
Riot
Movie Production Design
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1967
The Tiger Makes Out
Movie Production Design
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1964
Reporter
TV show Director
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1964
Instant Love
Movie Director
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1961
The Defenders
TV show Director
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1961
Teenage Millionaire
Movie Art Direction
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1957
A Face in the Crowd
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Baby Doll
Movie Assistant Art Director
