Richard Sylbert
| Richard Sylbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1928 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 23, 2002 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | actor, producer, scenery painter, production designer, art director, set designer |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Carol Godshalk (1951-1967), Susanna Moore (1973-1978), Sharmagne Leland-St. John (1991-2002) |
| Children | Douglas, Jon, Mark, Lulu and Daisy |
| Relatives | Paul Sylbert (twin brother) |
Richard Sylbert (April 16, 1928 – March 23, 2002) was a production designer and art director, primarily for feature films.
Sylbert was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Samuel and Lily (Lazell) Sylbert, and was the twin brother of Oscar-winning production designer Paul Sylbert. Richard fought in the Korean War and attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. His grandfather, Ribac, was a journalist in his native Romania before immigrating to the United States. Sylbert began his career in the early days of television, designing productions of Hamlet (1953) and Richard II (1954) for the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Sylbert's first film credit was Patterns (1956), a big screen adaptation of an Emmy Award-winning teleplay by Rod Serling. He went on to design Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, The Fugitive Kind, Murder, Inc., Splendor in the Grass, Walk on the Wild Side, Long Day's Journey into Night, The Manchurian Candidate, The Pawnbroker, Lilith, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Rosemary's Baby, Catch-22, Carnal Knowledge, Chinatown, Shampoo, Reds, Frances, The Cotton Club, Tequila Sunrise, Dick Tracy, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Carlito's Way, Mulholland Falls, My Best Friend's Wedding, and Trapped. He worked multiple times with directors Roman Polanski, Elia Kazan, Mike Nichols, and Warren Beatty.
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