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Production designer
Paul Sylbert
- Born April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died November 19, 2016
Paul Sylbert (April 16, 1928 – November 19, 2016) was an American production designer, art director, writer and occasional director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War alongside his identical twin brother, production designer Richard Sylbert, with whom he worked early on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd.
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He shared the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Heaven Can Wait and received another nomination for The Prince of Tides. His production design credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kramer vs. Kramer, Hardcore, Wolfen, Brian De Palma's Blow Out, Gorky Park, Ishtar, Biloxi Blues, Sliver and Conspiracy Theory. He directed the comedy The Steagle, wrote the book Final Cut about its making, and later taught film at Temple University.
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
Kramer vs. Kramer1979
Blow Out1981
Conspiracy Theory1997
Sliver1993
Career Opportunities1991
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home1995
The Wrong Man1956
Filmography
- 2004Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'FilmSelf
- 2001To End All WarsFilmProduction Design
- 1997Conspiracy TheoryFilmProduction Design
- 1997RosewoodFilmProduction Design
- 1996The Grass HarpFilmProduction Design
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeFilmProduction Design
- 1994Milk MoneyFilmProduction Design
- 1993SliverFilmProduction Design
- 1991Career OpportunitiesFilmProduction Design
- 1991The Prince of TidesFilmProduction Design
- 1991RushFilmProduction Design
- 1988Biloxi BluesFilmProduction Design
- 1988Fresh HorsesFilmProduction Design
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistFilmProduction Design
- 1987IshtarFilmProduction Design
- 1987NadineFilmProduction Design
- 1985The Journey of Natty GannFilmProduction Design
- 1984The Pope of Greenwich VillageFilmProduction Design
- 1984FirstbornFilmProduction Design
- 1983Gorky ParkFilmProduction Design
- 1981Blow OutFilmProduction Design
- 1981NighthawksFilmStory
- 1981WolfenFilmProduction Design
- 1980ResurrectionFilmProduction Design
- 1979Kramer vs. KramerFilmProduction Design
- 1979HardcoreFilmProduction Design
- 1978Heaven Can WaitFilmProduction Design
- 1976Mikey and NickyFilmProduction Design
- 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestFilmProduction Design
- 1975The Drowning PoolFilmProduction Design
- 1972Bad CompanyFilmProduction Design
- 1971The SteagleFilmDirector, Writer
- 1969RiotFilmProduction Design
- 1967The Tiger Makes OutFilmProduction Design
- 1964ReporterSeriesDirector
- 1964Instant LoveFilmDirector
- 1961The DefendersSeriesDirector
- 1961Teenage MillionaireFilmArt Direction
- 1957A Face in the CrowdFilmArt Direction
- 1956The Wrong ManFilmArt Direction
- 1956Baby DollFilmAssistant Art Director
- 1952Pontius PilateFilmSet Decoration