Richard Sylbert

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Richard Sylbert (born April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn , New York City , † March 23, 2002 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American production designer .

Richard Sylbert studied art at Temple University in Pennsylvania . After his time as a soldier in the Korean War , he worked as a freelance artist and stage painter in New York. His first work as a set designer was for television theater productions such as Hamlet (1953) and Richard II (1954). His first cinema work was the film drama And tomorrow will meet you (Patterns) in 1956. He had his breakthrough as a production designer for Elia Kazan with films such as Baby Doll and A Face in the Crowd .

Richard Sylbert was nominated six times for an Oscar in the category Best Production Design. When he was first nominated in 1967, he won it for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Mike Nichols . He received a second Oscar in 1991 for Dick Tracy from Warren Beatty .

From 1975 to 1978 Richard Sylbert was Vice President of Paramount Studios . He died of cancer in 2002 . Richard Sylbert was the twin brother of Paul Sylbert , who also worked as a set designer. Paul Sylbert's ex-wife and Richard Sylbert's sister-in-law Anthea Sylbert is a costume designer.

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SURNAME Sylbert, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American production designer and Oscar winner
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 2002
Place of death Woodland Hills , Los Angeles