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Richard Sylbert (1928–2002)

Production Designer | Art Director | Set Decorator

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The Hollywood Film Festival planned on honoring Richard Sylbert with the "Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Award" in 2002, but after his death they decided to renamed the Festival's annual Production Design award in 2002 to honor the memory of the late Production Designer. The... See more trivia »

Born:

in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2002 Trapped
 
2002 Unconditional Love
 
1997 Red Corner
 
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
 
1996 Blood and Wine
 
1996 Mulholland Falls
 
1993 Carlito's Way
 
1993 Ruby Cairo
 
1991 Mobsters
 
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
 
1990 Dick Tracy
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise
 
1988 Shoot to Kill
 
1987 Heartbeat (video)
 
1986 Under the Cherry Moon
 
1984 The Cotton Club
 
1983 Breathless
 
1982 Frances
 
1982 Cheers (TV series)
– Give Me a Ring Sometime (1982)
 
1982 Partners
 
1981 Reds
 
1979 Players
 
1976 Partners
 
1975 The Fortune
 
1975 Last Hours Before Morning (TV movie)
 
1975 Shampoo
 
1974 Chinatown
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin
 
1972 Fat City
 
1971 Carnal Knowledge
 
1970 Catch-22
 
1969 The April Fools
 
1968 Rosemary's Baby
 
1967 The Graduate
 
1966 Grand Prix
 
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
 
1965 How to Murder Your Wife
 
1964 Lilith
 
1964 The Pawnbroker
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
– It's War, Man (1964)
 
1963 All the Way Home
 
1962 The Manchurian Candidate
 
1962 The Connection
 
1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
 
1961 Splendor in the Grass
 
1961 The Young Doctors
 
1954 King Richard II (TV movie)
 
1953 Hamlet (TV movie)
 
Show ShowArt Director (11 titles)
Show ShowSet Decorator (1 title)
1951-1952 Lights Out (TV series)
– Another Country (1952) (settings)
– The Upstairs Floor (1952) (settings)
– Perchance to Dream (1951) (settings)
– The Angry Birds (1951) (settings)
– The Silent Supper (1951) (settings)
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Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
1957 Mister Rock and Roll (set designer)
 
1955 I Spy (TV series) (set designer - 1 episode)
– Bits and Pieces (1955) (set designer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1996 Mulholland Falls
Coroner
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1987 Heartbeat (video) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1965 What's New Pussycat (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– On the Set: 'My Best Friend's Wedding' (1997) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2004 Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood (TV documentary)
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2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Polanski y los ojos del mal (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances (video short)
Himself
 
2000 Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
 
1990 Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1971). Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Scenic Design by Richard Sylbert [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Mike Nichols. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 11 Nov 1971- 29 Sep 1973 (798 performances + 4 previews that began on 9 Oct 1971). Cast: Peter Falk (as "Mel Edison")... See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

The Hollywood Film Festival planned on honoring Richard Sylbert with the "Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Award" in 2002, but after his death they decided to renamed the Festival's annual Production Design award in 2002 to honor the memory of the late Production Designer. The... See more »

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