Richard Sylbert was born on April 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Dick Tracy (1990), Chinatown (1974) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He was married to Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Susanna Moore and Carol Godshalk. He died on March 23, 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.