Sidney Sheldon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sidney Sheldon

American writer

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2007

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, playwright, television producer, film director, film producer, novelist, prosaist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer and producer. Sheldon 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 his works spanned a 20-year period during which 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).
His 18 novels have sold over 300 million copies in 51 languages.
Sheldon is consistently cited as one of the top ten best selling fiction writers of all time.