Syd Field, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Syd Field

American screenwriting guru

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1935

Place of Birth: Hollywood, California, United States

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2013

Profession: screenwriter, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

For the British comedian, see Sid Field, for the actor see Sidney FieldsSydney Alvin Field (December 19, 1935 – November 17, 2013) was a leading American author and speaker 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.