Richard Sylbert was an American production designer and art director, primarily for feature films.
12 Facts About Richard Sylbert
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Richard Sylbert fought in the Korean War and attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
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Richard Sylbert's grandfather, Ribac, was a journalist in his native Romania before immigrating to the United States.
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Richard Sylbert went on to design Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, The Fugitive Kind, Murder, Inc.
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Richard Sylbert worked multiple times with directors Roman Polanski, Elia Kazan, Mike Nichols, and Warren Beatty.
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Richard Sylbert oversaw The Bad News Bears, Nashville, and Days of Heaven before being replaced in 1978.
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Richard Sylbert was nominated for an Emmy for his production design of the set for the long-running television sitcom Cheers.
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In 2000, Richard Sylbert was honored with the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.
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In 2002, Richard Sylbert was to receive the Hollywood Film Festival's Life Achievement Award.
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Richard Sylbert's widow gave the committee permission to name the award after him in perpetuity and that year it was given to Harold Michelson, his longtime art director and colleague.
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At the time of his death, Richard Sylbert was married to Native American poet Sharmagne Leland-St John, mother of one of his daughters, Daisy Alexandra Richard Sylbert-Torres, a costume designer and Echo Park boutique owner.
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Richard Sylbert had three sons, Douglas, Jon and Mark, with his first wife, Carol Godshalk, and another daughter, Lulu, with writer Susanna Moore.