Paul Sylbert

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Paul Sylbert
Born	(1928-04-16) April 16, 1928 Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Production designer, art director, set designer

Paul Sylbert (born 16 April 1928) is an American Academy Award-winning production designer, art director, and set designer who directed on occasion.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sylbert 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.^[1] Early in their careers, they collaborated on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd.^[2]

Sylbert's additional design credits include The Wrong Man, The Tiger Makes Out, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Drowning Pool, Heaven Can Wait, Kramer vs. Kramer, Wolfen, Blow Out, Gorky Park, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Ishtar, Biloxi Blues, Fresh Horses, The Prince of Tides, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, The Grass Harp, Rosewood, Conspiracy Theory, and To End All Wars.

Sylbert's one foray into writing and directing for feature films was The Steagle (1971) starring Richard Benjamin.^[3] The screenplay for the 1981 film Nighthawks was adapted from a story he wrote.^{[citation needed]} He directed episodes of the television series The Defenders, The Nurses, and The Reporter.^{[citation needed]}

Sylbert's lone theatre credit is a 1990 revival of the Elmer Rice play Street Scene at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center.^[2]

Sylbert won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Heaven Can Wait and was nominated for The Prince of Tides.^[4]

Sylbert's first marriage was to artist Victoria Delacorte and they had one child named Christopher. His second marriage was to costume designer Anthea Sylbert; the couple had no children. His third marriage was to Jeanette D'Ambrosio; they have two children a girl named Olivia and a boy named Christian.

Sylbert currently is a member of the faculty at the Film and Media Arts department of Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where he teaches courses in film studies.

References

↑ Richard Sylbert bio at VH1.com
↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Sylbert at FilmReference.com
↑ Weiler, A. H. (September 16, 1971). "The Steagle (1971) A Brazilian Youth's Joys and Shocks:' Plantation Boy' Opens at 5th Ave. Cinema Benjamin Proves Deft Comic in 'The Steagle'". The New York Times.
↑ "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

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Name	Sylbert, Paul
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Short description	Art director
Date of birth	16 April 1928
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v t e Academy Award for Production Design (1961–1980)

1961–1966 Black & White / Color separate	1961 (bw): Harry Horner, Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert, George Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

1967–1980	1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George Hopkins, Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins, George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens

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