Writer of several influential books on screenwriting dies aged 77.
Syd Field, known as “the guru of screenwriting,” died yesterday (Nov 17) of hemolytic anemia at his home in Beverly Hills surrounded by his wife, family and friends. He was 77.
Field was the author of eight best-selling books on screenwriting. The first of these, Screenplay was initially published in 1979, has been published in 23 languages and is used in hundreds of colleges and universities around the world.
Born Dec 19, 1935 in Hollywood, California, Field received his B.A. in English Literature at University of California, Berkeley in 1960. He began his career at Wolper Productions in the shipping department, earning $75 a week. Field went on to research and write for the original Biography television series, among other Wolper Productions.
Acclaimed by CNN as the “guru of all screenwriters,” Field is celebrated as the first writer to outline the paradigm that most screenplays follow, which is the classic three-act structure.
During a career...
Syd Field, known as “the guru of screenwriting,” died yesterday (Nov 17) of hemolytic anemia at his home in Beverly Hills surrounded by his wife, family and friends. He was 77.
Field was the author of eight best-selling books on screenwriting. The first of these, Screenplay was initially published in 1979, has been published in 23 languages and is used in hundreds of colleges and universities around the world.
Born Dec 19, 1935 in Hollywood, California, Field received his B.A. in English Literature at University of California, Berkeley in 1960. He began his career at Wolper Productions in the shipping department, earning $75 a week. Field went on to research and write for the original Biography television series, among other Wolper Productions.
Acclaimed by CNN as the “guru of all screenwriters,” Field is celebrated as the first writer to outline the paradigm that most screenplays follow, which is the classic three-act structure.
During a career...
- 11/18/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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