Sheldon, Sidney

Sheldon, Sidney

(1917– ) producer, writer; born in Chicago. He studied at Northwestern (1935–36), and held a variety of jobs during the Depression years. He moved to New York City hoping to become a composer, but disappointed in that endeavor, he moved to Los Angeles. He became a noted film and television producer of such shows as The Patty Duke Show, and I Dream of Jeannie. Beginning in 1970, he also published a number of best-selling suspense novels, such as The Other Side of Midnight (1974).