Syd Field | |
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 Field at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo | |
| Born | Sydney Alvin Field December 19, 1935 |
| Died | November 17, 2013 (aged 77) Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Occupation | Writing |
| Years active | 1960–2013 |
| Spouse | Aviva Field (1991–2013; his death) |
| Website | sydfield |
Sydney Alvin Field (December 19, 1935 – November 17, 2013) was an American author who wrote several books on screenwriting, the first being Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Dell Publishing, 1979). He led workshops and seminars about producing salable screenplays. Hollywood film producers use Field's ideas on structure to measure the potential of screenplays.[1]
In 2001, he was inducted into American Screenwriters Association's Screenwriting Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ William Yardley (November 18, 2013). "Syd Field, Who Wrote the Book on Writing Screenplays, Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
... This book, published in 1979, was widely regarded over the next three decades as the 'bible' of screenwriting. It happens that 1979 was the year Syd Field published 'Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting,' a book that over the next three decades became widely regarded as the 'bible' of screenwriting, the paperback enabler of Hollywood dreams. ... Sydney Alvin Field was born on Dec. 19, 1035, in Hollywood. His wife, Aviva, said he died at his home in Beverly Hills. The cause was hemolytic anemia. ...
- ^ "R.I.P. Syd Field, "guru of all screenwriters"". News. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-02.