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Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007)

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Sheldon was born in Chicago on February 17, 1917. He began writing as a youngster and at the age of ten he made his first sale of a poem for $10. During the Depression, he worked at a variety of jobs and while attending Northwestern University he contributed short plays to drama groups. At seventeen... See full bio »

Born:

Sidney Schechtel
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Sidney Sheldon
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2012 Jeannie Aur Juju (TV series)
– Aviation Recession: Mission Overdraft Part 4 (2012) (based on the series created by)
– Aviation Recession: Mission Overdraft Part 3 (2012) (based on the series created by)
– Aviation Recession: Mission Overdraft Part 2 (2012) (based on the series created by)
– Aviation Recession - Mission Overdraft Part 1 (2012) (based on the series created by)
– Jeannie Tries to Be a Modern Working Girl - Part 2 (2012) (based on the series created by)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1996 Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (TV movie) (creator)
 
1996 Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season (TV movie) (creator)
 
1995 Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (TV movie) (creator)
 
1995 Nothing Lasts Forever (TV movie) (book)
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (TV movie) (creator)
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (TV movie) (creator)
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (TV movie) (created by)
 
1993 Hart to Hart Returns (TV movie) (based on characters created by)
 
1993 A Stranger in the Mirror (TV movie) (novel)
 
1992 The Sands of Time (TV movie) (novel)
 
1992 Zvezda sherifa (novel)
 
1991 Memories of Midnight (TV movie)
 
1991 I Still Dream of Jeannie (TV movie) (characters)
 
1988 Windmills of the Gods (TV movie) (novel)
 
1986 Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (TV movie) (characters)
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Need to Know/Red Snow (1986) (short story / segment "Need to Know")
 
1986 If Tomorrow Comes (TV mini-series)
 
1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (TV movie) (characters)
 
1984 The Naked Face (novel)
 
1979-1984 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1984) (creator)
– Always, Elizabeth (1984) (creator)
– Larsen's Last Jump (1984) (creator)
– Slam Dunk (1984) (creator)
– The Shooting (1984) (creator)
See all 108 episodes »
 
1984 Master of the Game (TV mini-series)
 
1983 Rage of Angels (TV movie) (novel)
 
1979 Bloodline (novel)
 
1977 The Other Side of Midnight (novel)
 
1970-1971 Nancy (TV series)
– A Girl's Best Friend (1971) (creator)
– Budget, Budget, Who's Got the Budget? (1970) (creator)
– Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (1970) (creator)
– Boys' Night Out (1970) (creator)
– A Case of Spring Fever (1970) (creator)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1965-1970 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
– My Master, the Chili King (1970) (creator)
– One Jeannie Beats Four of a Kind (1970) (creator)
– Hurricane Jeannie (1970) (creator)
– An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing (1970) (creator)
– Eternally Yours, Jeannie (1970) (creator)
See all 139 episodes »
 
1968 Shadow on the Land (TV movie) (creator)
 
1963-1966 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– Do a Brother a Favor (1966) (creator / written by)
– The Invisible Boy (1966) (creator)
– Fiancee for a Day (1966) (creator)
– Three Little Kittens (1966) (creator)
– Don't Bank on It (1966) (creator)
See all 105 episodes »
 
1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo (screenplay)
 
1961 All in a Night's Work (screenplay)
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
– Adventures of a Model (1958) (written by)
 
1957 The Buster Keaton Story
 
1956 Pardners (screenplay)
 
1956 Anything Goes
 
1956 The Birds and the Bees (screenplay)
 
1955 You're Never Too Young (screenplay)
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
– Tiger at Noon (1955) (story and screenplay by)
 
1953 Dream Wife (writer)
 
1953 Remains to Be Seen (screenplay)
 
1952 Just This Once (screenplay)
 
1951 Rich, Young and Pretty (screenplay)
 
1951 No Questions Asked (screenplay)
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike (screenplay)
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun (screenplay)
 
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio (screenplay)
 
1949 The Barkleys of Broadway (contributor to screen play - uncredited)
 
1948 Easter Parade (screenplay)
 
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (screenplay / story)
 
1942 She's in the Army
 
1942 Fly-By-Night (story)
 
1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (original screenplay)
 
1941 Borrowed Hero (original story)
 
1941 Gambling Daughters (story)
 
1941 South of Panama (story and screenplay)
 
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1992 The Sands of Time (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Memories of Midnight (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1988 Windmills of the Gods (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 Rage of Angels (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1970 Nancy (TV series) (producer)
 
I Dream of Jeannie (TV series) (executive producer - 83 episodes, 1967-1970) (producer - 45 episodes, 1965-1967)
– My Master, the Chili King (1970) (executive producer)
– One Jeannie Beats Four of a Kind (1970) (executive producer)
– Hurricane Jeannie (1970) (executive producer)
– An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing (1970) (executive producer)
– Eternally Yours, Jeannie (1970) (executive producer)
See all 128 episodes »
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Adventures of a Model (1958) (producer)
 
1957 The Buster Keaton Story (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1964-1965 The Patty Duke Show (TV series) (story supervisor - 14 episodes)
– Patty and the Cut Rate Casanova (1965) (story supervisor)
– Don't Monkey with Mendel (1965) (story supervisor)
– Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up? (1965) (story supervisor)
– It Takes a Heap of Livin' (1965) (story supervisor)
– Patty Pits Wits, Two Brits Hits (1965) (story supervisor)
See all 14 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1974 Buster and Billie (uncredited)
 
1957 The Buster Keaton Story
 
1953 Dream Wife
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1991 Memories of Midnight (TV movie)
Passer-by - Venice
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike
Rudy (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
– How to Succeed in Romance (1964) (lyrics: "Open Up Your Heart" - uncredited)
– Leave It to Patty (1964) (lyrics: "Open Up Your Heart")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: archival materials - 1 episode)
– Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (acknowledgment: archival materials)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2005 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Perfect 10's the Women (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Easter Parade: On the Avenue (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.29 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Writer
– Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) … Himself - Writer
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sidney Sheldon: The Storyteller (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Donny & Marie (TV series)
– Episode dated 19 November 1999 (1999)
 
1998 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.31 (1998) … Himself
 
1993 Whicker's Miss World (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.21 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 70th Annual Miss America Pageant (TV movie)
Himself - Judge
 
1986 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Irving Berlin's America (1986) … Himself
 
1981 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Barbara Eden (1972) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Rage of Angels" (filmed as Rage of Angels) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 5 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Allan Devon | Christopher Golato | Mark Rowane
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Trivia:

Father with Jorja Curtright of novelist Mary Sheldon. Also has two grandchildren. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius