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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ueli Steiger to Milt Tarver
Richard Sylbert Biography (1928-)
Born April 16, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; father, a dressmaker; twin brother of Paul (a production designer, art director, director, and writer); married Carol Goodshalk (in the television costume industry; marriage ended); married Susanna Moore (a production designer and costume designer), c. 1964 (divorced, 1978); married Sharmagne Leland-St. John (in the film industry), c.1991; children: (first marriage) three sons; (second marriage) Lulu (an actress); (third marriage) Daisy.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Production designer, art director, set designer, producer, visual consultant, actor
- Birth Details
- April 16, 1928
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Coroner, Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
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Film Work
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Producer
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What's New, Pussycat? (also known as Quoi de neuf, Pussycat?), United Artists, 1965
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Production Designer
- (With Paul Sylbert) Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
- (With Paul Sylbert) A Face in the Crowd, Warner Bros., 1957
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Wind across the Everglades, Warner Bros., 1958
- (As Dick Sylbert) Murder, Inc., Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
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Splendor in the Grass, Warner Bros., 1961
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The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961
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The Connection, Allen/Clarke, 1962
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Long Day's Journey into Night, Embassy, 1962
- (With Phil Jeffries) The Manchurian Candidate, United Artists, 1962
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Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia, 1962
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All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963
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Lilith, Columbia, 1964
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How to Murder Your Wife, United Artists, 1965
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The Pawnbroker, Landau Releasing Organization/Allied Artists/American International Pictures, 1965
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Grand Prix, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Warner Bros., 1966
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The Graduate, Embassy, 1967
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Rosemary's Baby, Paramount, 1968
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Catch-22, Filmways, 1970
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Carnal Knowledge, Avco-Embassy, 1971
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Fat City, Columbia, 1972
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The Heartbreak Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
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The Day of the Dolphin, Avco-Embassy, 1973
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Chinatown, Paramount, 1974
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The Fortune (also known as Spite and Malice), Columbia, 1975
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Shampoo, Columbia, 1975
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Players, Paramount, 1979
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Reds, Paramount, 1981
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Frances, Universal, 1982
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Partners (also known as Zwei irre Typen auf heisser Spur),Paramount, 1982
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Breathless (also known as A bout de souffle Made in the USA), Orion, 1983
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The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
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Under the Cherry Moon, Warner Bros., 1986
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Shoot to Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit), Buena Vista,1988
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Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
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Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
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Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990
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Mobsters (also known as The Evil Empire), Universal, 1991
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The Prince of Tides, Columbia, 1991
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Carlito's Way, Universal, 1993
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Ruby Cairo (also known as Deception and Missing Link: The Ruby Cairo), Miramax, 1993
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Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
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Blood and Wine (also known as Blood & Wine), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1997
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My Best Friend's Wedding, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
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Red Corner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
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In the Boom Boom Room, Lions Gate Films, 2000
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Who Shot Victor Fox, New Line Cinema, 2002
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Art Director
- (With Paul Sylbert) Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
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Crowded Paradise, Tudor, 1956
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Patterns (also known as Patterns of Power), United Artists,1956
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Edge of the City (also known as A Man Is Ten Feet Tall), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
- (With Paul Sylbert) A Face in the Crowd, Warner Bros., 1957
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The Fugitive Kind, United Artists, 1960
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Mad Dog Coll, Columbia, 1961
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Long Day's Journey into Night, Embassy, 1962
- (With Phil Jeffries) The Manchurian Candidate, United Artists, 1962
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All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963
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Lilith, Columbia, 1964
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The April Fools, National General, 1969
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The Heartbreak Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
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Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990
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Visual Arts Consultant
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The Illustrated Man, Warner Bros., 1969
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes, 1990
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Television Work
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Production Designer
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Last Hours before Morning (movie), NBC, 1975
- "Give Me a Ring Sometime," Cheers (episodic), NBC, 1982
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Other
- (Art director) Inner Sanctum (series), syndicated, 1951-1953
- (Set designer and creative consultant) Don Johnson's Music Video Feature (special), HBO, 1987
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Stage Work
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Set Designer
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The Egghead, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1957
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1971, then Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1972
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A Big Killing in Little Saigon, 1996
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Major Tour Work
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Set Designer
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue, U.S. cities, 1971-1974
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Designers, 3rd edition, St. James Press, 1997
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996
Periodicals
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People Weekly, January 30, 1984
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