Paul Sylbert
Paul Sylbert (born April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , † November 19, 2016 in Jenkins Township , Pennsylvania ) was an American art director and production designer who, in addition to an Oscar for best production design, also won the ADG Lifetime Received Achievement Award .
Life
Sylbert, twin brother of two-time Oscar and ADG Lifetime Achievement Award winner Richard Sylbert , who also works as a production designer , studied at Temple University's Tyler School of Art after finishing school . began his career as art director and production designer in 1951 for the television film Premiere and was involved in the production of around fifty films by 2008. His work in film was interrupted by the obligations of military service in the US Army during the Korean War . In 1964 he also worked as a director and was responsible for shooting several episodes of television series such as Mr. Broadway , The Defenders , The Nurses and The Broadway .
At the Oscar ceremony in 1979 , he won together with Edwin O'Donovan and George Gaines Academy Award for Best Production Design in the fantasy movie comedy The Heaven Can Wait (1978) by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and James Mason in the lead roles .
In 1992 he and Caryl Heller received an Oscar nomination for best production design in Lord of the Tides (1991) by and with Barbra Streisand as well as Nick Nolte and Blythe Danner .
In 2009 he received the ADG Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild , which his brother had received in 2000.
Slybert also worked as a screenwriter and wrote the scripts for the films The Steagle (1971) - which he also directed - and Nachtfalken (1981).
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Premiere (TV movie)
- 1954: Roogie's Bump
- 1956: Baby Doll - Do not desire the other woman (Baby Doll)
- 1961: Teenage Millionaire
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
- 1978: The Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait)
- 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (Kramer vs. Kramer)
- 1987: Ishtar
- 1987: Nadine - A Bulletproof Love (Nadine)
- 1991: Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)
- 1995: The Grass Harp (The Grass Harp)
- 1997: Fletcher's Visions (Conspiracy Theory)
- 2008: A Trip to Swadades
Awards
- 1979 : Oscar for best production design
- 2009: ADG Lifetime Achievement Award
Individual evidence
Web links
- Paul Sylbert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sylbert, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th November 2016 |
| Place of death | Jenkins Township , Pennsylvania |