Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon was born on February 11, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, US. He was an American writer.

During the Depression, he worked at a variety of jobs, and after graduating from East High School in Denver, Colorado, he attended Northwestern University on a scholarship and contributed short plays to drama groups. In 1937, Sheldon moved to Hollywood, where he reviewed scripts and collaborated on a number of B movies.

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.

His 18 novels have sold over 300 million copies in 51 languages. Sheldon is consistently cited as one of the top 10 best-selling fiction writers of all time.