Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917–2007)
- Fame57.0
- Momentum0.0
- Writers rank#248
Source-basedFalling
- Fame57.0
- Momentum0.0
- Writers rank#248
- Wikipedia21.5K
Lived 1917–2007, aged 90United States
United StatesSummary
Updated 2026-06-09
He sold 300 million books in 51 languages and ranks among the top ten fiction writers by volume ever — but he didn't publish his first novel until after turning 50, when most careers wind down.
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Sidney Sheldon started on Broadway in the 1940s, moved into motion pictures, and won an Oscar in 1948 for writing The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. He spent the next two decades in television, creating The Patty Duke Show, I Dream of Jeannie, and Hart to Hart. Then, past 50, he pivoted to romantic suspense novels. The Other Side of Midnight arrived in 1973, followed by Rage of Angels in 1980 and Master of the Game in 1982. That late-career swerve made him one of the best-selling fiction writers of all time.
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Now attention23.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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