Paul Sylbert

Paul Sylbert (born April 16, 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 [ [http://www.vh1.com/movies/person/100470/bio.jhtml Richard Sylbert bio at VH1.com] ] . Early in their careers, they collaborated on "Baby Doll" and "A Face in the Crowd" [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Paul-Sylbert.html Paul Sylbert at FilmReference.com] ] .

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", "", "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. (The screenplay for the 1981 film "Nighthawks" was adapted from a story he wrote.) He directed episodes of the television series "The Defenders", "The Nurses", and "The Reporter".

Sylbert's lone theatre credit is a 1990 revival of the Elmer Rice play "Street Scene" at the New York State Theatre in Lincoln Center [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Paul-Sylbert.html Paul Sylbert at FilmReference.com] ] .

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

Sylbert is divorced from costume designer Anthea Sylbert; the couple has one child.

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External links

[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843128/ Paul Sylbert at the Internet Movie Database]