Syd Field

This article is about the American author of screenwriting books. For the American comedy writer and Abbott & Costello cast member, see Sidney Fields. For the British comedian, see Sid Field.
Syd Field
Field at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo
Born
Sydney Alvin Field

(1935-12-19)December 19, 1935
Hollywood, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2013(2013-11-17) (aged 77)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationWriting
Years active1960–2013
Spouse
Aviva Field
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(m. 1991)​
Children1
Websitesydfield.com

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.

In 2001, he was inducted into American Screenwriters Association's Screenwriting Hall of Fame.

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