- 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.
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