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.
Sylbert died on November 19, 2016, at the age of 88.[4][1]
Lifetime Achievement Award - Art Directors Guild (2009)
References
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abcWilliam Grimes (2016-11-25).
"Paul Sylbert, Oscar-Winner Who Gave Movies Their Look, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-29. Paul Sylbert was born on April 16, 1928, in Brooklyn, and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood.... After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946, he served in the same Army unit in Korea as his 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.
Sylbert died on November 19, 2016, at the age of 88.[4][1]
Lifetime Achievement Award - Art Directors Guild (2009)
References
^
abcWilliam Grimes (2016-11-25).
"Paul Sylbert, Oscar-Winner Who Gave Movies Their Look, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-29. Paul Sylbert was born on April 16, 1928, in Brooklyn, and grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood.... After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School in 1946, he served in the same Army unit in Korea as his brother.