Home › Entities › Human › Syd Field

Syd Field

American screenwriting guru (1935-2013)
Person Human Q1352652

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
December 19, 1935
Date of death
November 17, 2013
Place of birth
Hollywood
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
screenwriter, non-fiction writer, filmmaker, film producer
Employer
University of Southern California[10]
Educated at
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Hollywood High School[11][12]
Official website
sydfield.com[20]
Cause of death
hemolytic anemia[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Birth name
Sydney Alvin Field[23]
Family name
Field[16]
Given name
Syd, Sydney, Alvin[17][18][19]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Name in native language
Syd Field[24]
Student
Stefan Rogall[13]
Writing language
English[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Syd Field en Sydney Alvin Field en Sydney Field ar سيد فيلد de Sydney Alvan Field fa سید فیلد he סיד פילד ja シド・フィールド ru Сид Филд uk Сід Філд zh 希德·菲尔德 zh-hant 希德·菲爾德
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000081605300
VIAF cluster ID
84399677
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78071204
GND ID
122695046
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Syd Field 2.jpg ↗
Apple Music artist ID
419290394
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12291610v
BookBrainz author ID
885c8a41-6632-4766-bed9-2ab022ca3c9a
CANTIC ID
981058614322806706
CBDB.cz author ID
883
CONOR.BG ID
53793893
CiNii Research ID
1140000791567475968
Show all 46 identifiers +34
DDB person (GND) ID
122695046
FAST ID
26933
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_122695046
Film.ru person ID
syd-field
Freebase ID
/m/03l0rl
Goodreads author ID
81615
HAND ID
E59B-91A9-1A15-1667-525C
IMDb ID
nm0276055
IdRef ID
031760937
J9U entity ID
987007428879705171
Kinobox person ID
211966
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06269472
NDL Authority ID
01162505
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080108029
NUKAT ID
n98042385
National Library of Greece ID
88095
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199608725
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810592520705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06925706X
Obálky knih ID
jx20080108029
Open Library ID
OL394986A
Parsifal cluster ID
21099
Penguin Random House author ID
8631
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
27704
Quora topic ID
Syd-Field
SHARE Catalogue author ID
528037
SNK ID
150697
SVKKL authority ID
0254164-Field-Syd-19352013
Shazam artist ID
419290394
Sinemalar person ID
583657
Tabakalera ID
59364
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxxTkrXkRDKmPCktvyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/2d38c10b-e20c-41ed-aea9-74d98e20c37b
ČSFD person ID
72592

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
Hollywood High School, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Occupation 2
screenwriter, non-fiction writer
Cause of death 1
hemolytic anemia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of Southern California
Family name 1
Field
Given name 1
Alvin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Hollywood
Place of death 1
Beverly Hills
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Screenplay
Writing language 1
English
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Syd Field was born on December 19, 1935[1], in Hollywood[2]. He died on November 17, 2013[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], non-fiction writer[6], filmmaker[7], and film producer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Syd Field include Screenplay[26], a written work[27].

FAQs

Where was Syd Field born?

Syd Field was born in Hollywood[2].

Where did Syd Field die?

Syd Field died in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Syd Field do for work?

Syd Field worked as a screenwriter[5], non-fiction writer[6], filmmaker[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Syd Field go to school?

Syd Field was educated at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[11] and Hollywood High School[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Syd Field. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/syd-field
MLA “Syd Field.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/syd-field.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_syd-field_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Syd Field}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/syd-field}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-09}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Syd Field — https://4ort.xyz/entity/syd-field (retrieved 2026-11-09)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/syd-field · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 30m ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65765: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 583657
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 583657, batch #270606"
  4. 10w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin Random House author ID → 8631
    "Created claim: Penguin Random House author ID: 8631, add Penguin Random House author ID"
  5. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → E59B-91A9-1A15-1667-525C
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0254164-Field-Syd-19352013
    Occupation → screenwriter, non-fiction writer, filmmaker +1
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0254164-Field-Syd-19352013, batch #259493"
  7. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Hollywood High School
    Writing language → English
    Instance of → human
    Official website → http://sydfield.com/
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058614322806706, batch #257405"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.