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Syd Field
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Overview
Born
December 19
,
1935
·
Hollywood, California, USA
Died
November 17
,
2013
·
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
(hemolytic anemia)
Birth name
Sydney Alvin Field
Mini Bio
Syd Field was born on December 19, 1935 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for
Men in Crisis (1964)
,
Screenplay Series with Syd Field (2007)
and
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
. He was married to Aviva. He died on November 17, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Family
Spouses
?
(1 child)
Aviva
(? - November 17, 2013) (his death)
Trivia
Syd Field taught Screenwriting at USC Film school during the 1980s. Some of his former students include
Trey Callaway
,
Todd Slavkin
,
Elisa Bell
,
David Goyer
,
John Singleton
and
Laura Vineyard
.
He wrote eight best-selling books on screenwriting.
He studied English literature at Berkeley, before moving into television. He became a special script consultant for several Hollywood studios.
He received his B.A. in English Literature at University of California, Berkeley in 1960.
Quotes
[re watching films to spot plot points] It's an excellent exercise. The more you do it, the easier it gets. Pretty soon it will be ingrained in your consciousness; you'll grasp the essential nature of the relationship between structure and story.
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