Paul Sylbert Biography (1928-)

Born April 16, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; father, a dressmaker; twin brother of Richard Sylbert (a production designer, art director, set designer,producer, and actor); married Anthea (a production company head and costume designer; divorced); children: one.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Production designer, art director, director, writer
Birth Details: April 16, 1928; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
The Steagle, Avco-Embassy, 1971
Production Designer
(With Richard Sylbert) Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
(With Richard Sylbert) A Face in the Crowd, Warner Bros., 1957
Without Each Other, 1962
The Tiger Makes Out, Columbia, 1967
Riot, Paramount, 1969
Bad Company, 1972
The Drowning Pool, Warner Bros., 1975
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975
Mikey and Nicky, Paramount, 1976
Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
Hardcore (also known as The Hardcore Life), Columbia, 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer, Columbia, 1979
Wolfen (also known as The Wolfman), Omni, 1979
Resurrection, Universal, 1980
Blow Out, Filmways, 1981
Gorky Park, Rank, 1983
Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Firstborn (also known as First Born and Moving In),Paramount, 1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1984

The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985
Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
Nadine, TriStar, 1987
The Pick-Up Artist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Biloxi Blues (also known as Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues), Universal, 1988
Fresh Horses, Columbia, 1988
Career Opportunities (also known as One Wild Night), Universal, 1991
(With Caryl Heller and W. Steven Graham) The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
Rush, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
Sliver (also known as Sliver--Gier der Augen), Paramount, 1993
Milk Money, Paramount, 1994
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
The Grass Harp, Fine Line, 1995
Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997
Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
To End All Wars, Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2001
Associate Art Director
Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
Art Director
(With Richard Sylbert) Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
The Wrong Man, Warner Bros., 1956
(With Richard Sylbert) A Face in the Crowd, Warner Bros., 1957
(With Rolland M. Brooks and Howard Hollander) The Teenage Millionaire, United Artists, 1961
Riot, Paramount, 1969
(With Edwin O'Donovan and George Gaines) Heaven Can Wait, Paramount, 1978
Television Work
Director; Episodic
Directed episodes of The Defenders and The Nurses (also known as The Doctors and the Nurses), both CBS.
Stage Work
Set Designer
Street Scene, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1990
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Steagle, Avco-Embassy, 1971
(Story only; with David Shaber) Nighthawks (also known as Hawks), Universal, 1981

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, January 30, 1984

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