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Sidney Sheldon

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Biography

Born

2/11/1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

1/30/2007

Birth Name

Sidney Schechtel

Gender

Male

Credits

Guest Star (15)

Role
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 15: Ep 2 Writers
    2/5/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 Episode 29
    10/21/04
- Through the Keyhole
  House Owner
  - S 7: Ep 1 03 March 2003
    3/3/03
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 2 The Bachelor
    11/27/02
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 53 I Dream of Jeannie
    11/27/00
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 3 Sidney Sheldon Storyteller
    1/18/00
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 197 October 6, 1992
    10/6/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 October 7, 1991
    10/7/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 September 3, 1991
    9/3/91
  - S 3: Ep 3 September 5, 1990
    9/5/90
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 119 September 24, 1990
    9/24/90
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 July 25, 1980
    7/25/80
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 185 June 14, 1978
    6/14/78
  - S 14: Ep 193 June 2, 1976
    6/2/76
  - S 13: Ep 144 April 3, 1975
    4/3/75
  - S 13: Ep 5 September 6, 1974
    9/6/74
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 142 April 3, 1978
    4/3/78
  - S 11: Ep 154 April 16, 1974
    4/16/74
  - S 8: Ep 59 December 4, 1970
    12/4/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 65 December 23, 1970
    12/23/70
- Into the Night
  Himself
  - — December 13,1990
Writer (3)

Role
- Hart To Hart
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 0 Hart to Hart (2hr TV Movie Pilot)
    8/25/79
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 14 Never Put a Genie on a Budget
    12/30/69
  - S 2: Ep 30 My Master, the Swinging Bachelor
    4/17/67
  - S 2: Ep 28 My Master, Napoleon's Buddy
    4/3/67
  - S 2: Ep 27 There Goes the Bride
    3/27/67
  - S 2: Ep 26 A Secretary Is Not a Toy
    3/20/67
  - + 38 More Credits
- The Patty Duke Show
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 32 Patty, the Psychic
    5/4/66
  - S 3: Ep 31 Do a Brother a Favor
    4/27/66
  - S 3: Ep 24 Patty, the Diplomat
    2/23/66
  - S 3: Ep 21 Big Sister Is Watching
    2/2/66
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Greatest Speaker In the Whole Wide World
    1/26/66
  - + 25 More Credits
Director (1)

Role
- The Patty Duke Show
  Director
Story (3)

Role
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 51 Need to Know
    3/21/86
- Hart To Hart
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 0 Hart to Hart (2hr TV Movie Pilot)
    8/25/79
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 27 My Master, the Thief
    4/2/66
Producer (1)

Role
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Producer
  - S 2: Ep 8 How to Be a Genie in 10 Easy Lessons
    10/31/66
  - S 1: Ep 11 Whatever Happened to Baby Custer?
    11/27/65
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Lady in the Bottle
    9/18/65
Creator (3)

Role
- Hart To Hart
  Creator
- Nancy
  Creator
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Creator
  - S 2: Ep 8 How to Be a Genie in 10 Easy Lessons
    10/31/66
  - S 1: Ep 11 Whatever Happened to Baby Custer?
    11/27/65
Teleplay (1)

Role
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Teleplay
  - S 1: Ep 27 My Master, the Thief
    4/2/66
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Nancy
  Executive Producer

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Trivia
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- Sidney produced as well as directed and wrote Dream Wife (1953), but was replaced on producing credits by Dore Schary, the head of MGM at the time, who felt he was getting too much on-screen credit.
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- Sidney's novels have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.
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- In addition to creating and producing I Dream Of Jeannie, Sidney also wrote over 25 episodes of the series, under 2 different aliases as well as his real name.
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- Sidney Sheldon: Some of the most flattering fan mails I get are from women who want to know how I can understand and write like a woman, and that pleases me very much because I love women.
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- Sidney Sheldon: Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.
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- Sidney Sheldon: As I dictate, other characters come in and the story begins to form, and I really talk the story.
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