Sidney Sheldon Biography (1917-)

Born February 11, 1917, in Chicago, IL; son of Otto (in sales) and Natalie (Marcus) Sheldon; married Jorja Curtright (an actress), March 28, 1951 (died, 1985); married Alexandra Kosoff, 1989; children: (first marriage) Mary. Addresses: Agent--Bill Haber, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist--Dick Guttman, Guttman and Pam, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 801, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Contact-- William Morrow, 10 East 53rd St., New York, NY 10021 U.S.A.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: February 11, 1917; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

Credits; Film Work
Director, Dream Wife, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
Director and (with Robert Smith) producer, The Buster Keaton Story, Paramount, 1957.
Director (with Daniel Petrie), Buster and Billie, Columbia, 1974.
Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
Passerby, Sidney Sheldon's "Memories of Midnight," syndicated, 1991.
Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
Judge, The 1990 Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1990.
Credits; Television Work; Series
(With William Asher) Creator, The Patty Duke Show, ABC, 1963-66.
Creator and (with Claudio Guzman) producer, I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1965-70.
Creator and executive producer, Nancy, NBC, 1970-71.
Creator, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979-84.
Credits; Television Work; Miniseries
Executive producer, Sidney Sheldon's "Windmills of the Gods," CBS,1988.
Executive producer, Sidney Sheldon's "Memories of Midnight," syndicated, 1991.
Executive producer, Sidney Sheldon's "The Sands of Time," syndicated, 1992.
Credits; Television Work; Movies
Executive producer, Rage of Angels, NBC, 1983.
Creator, I Dream of Jeannie.... 15 Years Later, 1985.
Executive producer, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, NBC, 1986.
Creator, I Still Dream of Jeannie, 1991.
Creator, Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is, NBC, 1994.
Creator, Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: Hart Throb), NBC, 1994.
Creator, Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (also known as Hart to Hart: Hart Attack), NBC, 1994.
Creator, Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (also known as Hart toHart: The Locket), NBC, 1995.
Writings;For Stage
(Adaptor with Ben Roberts) The Merry Widow, Majestic Theatre, NewYork City, 1943.
Jackpot, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1944.
Dream with Music, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1944.
Alice in Arms, National Theatre, New York City, 1945.
(With Dorothy and Herbert Fields and David Shaw) Redhead, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1959.
Roman Candle, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1960.

Writings; For Film
(With Jack Natteford) Dangerous Lady, Producers Releasing Corporation, 1941.
(With Ben Roberts) South of Panama, Producers Releasing Corporation, 1941.
She's in the Army, Monogram, 1942.
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (also known as Bachelor Knight),RKO, 1947.
(With Ben Roberts) The Carter Case, Republic, 1947.
(With Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Guy Bolton) Easter Parade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948.
Nancy Goes to Rio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950.
Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950.
No Questions Asked, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.
(With Dorothy Cooper) Rich, Young, and Pretty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.
Three Guys Named Mike, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.
Just This Once, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952.
(With Herbert Baker and Alfred Lewis Levitt) Dream Wife, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
Remains to Be Seen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
You're Never Too Young, Paramount, 1955.
Anything Goes, Paramount, 1956.
(With Jerry Davis)Pardners, Paramount, 1956.
(With Preston Sturges) The Birds and the Bees, Paramount, 1956.
(With Robert Smith) The Buster Keaton Story, Paramount, 1957.
(With Edmund Beloin and Maurice Richlin) All in a Night's Work, Paramount, 1961.
Jumbo(also known as Billy Rose's Jumbo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962.
Writings; For Television; Pilots
Adventures of a Model, NBC, 1958.
(With Tom Mankiewicz) Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979.
Writings; For Television; Episodic
"Need to Know," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986.
Also wrote for I Dream of Jeannie, NBC; and The Patty Duke Show, ABC.
Writings; Novels
The Naked Face, Morrow, 1970.
The Other Side of Midnight, Morrow, 1974.
A Stranger in the Mirror, Morrow, 1976.
Bloodline, Morrow, 1978.
Rage of Angels, Morrow, 1980.
Master of the Game, Morrow, 1982.
If Tomorrow Comes, Morrow, 1985.
Windmills of the Gods, Morrow, 1987.
The Sands of Time, Morrow, 1988.
Memories of Midnight, Morrow, 1990.
The Doomsday Conspiracy, 1991.
The Stars Shine Down, 1992.
Nothing Lasts Forever, 1994.
Morning, Noon and Night, 1995.
The Best Laid Plans, 1997.
Tell Me Your Dreams, 1998.
The Sky Is Falling, 2000.
Other Works
Adaptations: In addition to the films noted above for which he has written screenplays, Sidney Sheldon's novels have been adapted to such other projects as The Other Side of Midnight, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1977; Bloodline, Paramount, 1979; The Naked Face, Cannon, 1984; the television miniseries Master of the Game, CBS, 1984; If Tomorrow Comes, CBS, 1986; S idney Sheldon's "Memories of Midnight," syndicated, 1991; Sidney Sheldon's "The Sands of Time," syndicated, 1992; the television movie Sidney Sheldon's "Stranger in the Mirror," ABC, 1993;and Sidney Sheldon's "Nothing Lasts Forever," CBS, 1995.

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