Paul Sylbert
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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.
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Born | (1928-04-16)April 16, 1928 |
Died | November 19, 2016(2016-11-19) (aged 88) Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Production designer, art director, set designer |
Years active | 1951-2008 |
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Relatives | Richard Sylbert (twin brother) |
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.[1] 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.[2] Early in their careers, they collaborated on Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd.[3] 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.