Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer. He was prominent in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays, and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), which earned him an Oscar in 1948. He went on to work in television, where over twenty years he created
The Patty Duke Show (1963–66),
I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70), and
Hart to Hart (1979–84). After turning 50, he began writing best-selling romantic suspense novels, such as
Master of the Game (1982),
The Other Side of Midnight (1973), and
Rage of Angels (1980). Sheldon's novels have sold over 300 million copies in 51 languages. She...
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