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Sidney Sheldon

 
  • Date of Birth: February 11, 1917
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, IL, USA
  • Date of Death: January 30, 2007
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: American
  • Official Website: http://www.sidneysheldon.com
  • Genres: crime fiction,thriller

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Awards
Getting to Know Sidney SheldonScreening RoomBooksTimelineIn the PressAuthor bioAuthor interviewScrapbookAwardsSidney Sheldon was awarede in memoriam as a Gold Circle honoree from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Pacific Southwest Chapter.

Sidney Sheldon received the 2002 Will Rogers Memorial Award given by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce.

LITERACY NETWORK OF GREATER LOS ANGELES "LITERACY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" (2001)

SIDNEY SHELDON DAY IN CHICAGO (November 2, 2000)
Chicago Mayoral Proclamation

SIDNEY SHELDON HONORED WITH "GREAT AUTHORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" STAMP (1999)
Declared Sidney Sheldon Day by Mayor of Beverly Hills

PORTALS GOLDEN BELL AWARD (1997)

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
World's Most Translated Author (1997)

HONORABLE CITIZEN AWARD
Los Angeles Public Library (1995)

NATIONAL SPOKESMAN FOR LIBRARIES FOR THE FUTURE (1994)

DEAUVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (1993)
Prix Litteraire de Deauville Award

STAR ON PALM SPRINGS WALK OF STARS (1993)

GOLDEN PLATE AWARD (1990)
American Academy of Achievement

FREEDOM TO READ (1988)
Roll of Honor Award

STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME (1988)
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

CITY OF HOPE (1987)
MEDICAL CENTER AIDES
Plaque of Appreciation

L.A. REGIONAL FOODBANK (1987)
Gold Plaque (Plaque of Appreciation)

FREEDOM TO READ (1985)
Friends of the Chicago Public Library

SIDNEY SHELDON DAY IN CHICAGO (1983)
Chicago Mayoral Proclamation

BICENTENNIAL TRIBUTE TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT (1983)
Metromedia, Inc.

LIBRARY TRUST AWARD (1980)
Brandeis University
National Women's Committee
Los Angeles Chapter

JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION (1979)
United Jewish Welfare Fund
Plaque of Appreciation

USC DIVISION OF CINEMA (1979)
Awarded membership in CINEMA CIRCULUS

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (1978)
Authors and Celebrities Forum

PACIFICA AWARDS (1973)

EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD (1969)
Mystery Writers of America for The Naked Face

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES (1966-67 Awards)
Nominated for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for "I Dream of Jeannie"

BOX OFFICE - BLUE RIBBON AWARD (1963)
(Screenplay) "Billy Rose's Jumbo"

SCREENWRITERS ANNUAL AWARD (1962)
Nominated for writing achievement for "Billy Rose's Jumbo" as "the best written American musical of 1962"

ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARD (1959)
For authors of a musical - "Redhead"

SCREENWRITERS GUILD AWARD (1951)
"Annie Get Your Gun"

BOX OFFICE - BLUE RIBBON AWARD (1948)
(Screenplay) "Easter Parade"

ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES (1948)
Academy Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement for "The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer"

BOX OFFICE - BLUE RIBBON AWARD (1947)
(Screenplay) "The Bachelor & the Bobby Soxer"

Film Credits

THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY SOXER (RKO/1947)
Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

EASTER PARADE (MGM/1948)
Screenplay
Screen Writers Guild Award for Best Musical

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (MGM/1950)
Screenplay
Screen Writers Guild Award for Best Musical

NANCY GOES TO RIO (MGM/1950)

THREE GUYS NAMED MIKE (MGM/1951)
Screenplay

NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951)
Screenplay

SOUTH OF PANAMA (1941)
Screenplay

RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY (1951)
Screenplay

JUST THIS ONCE (1952)
Screenplay

DREAM WIFE (MGM/1953)
Screenplay; Directed

REMAINS TO BE SEEN (1953)
Screenplay

YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG (Paramount/1955)
Screenplay

PARDNERS (Paramount/1956)
Screenplay

ANYTHING GOES (Paramount/1956)
Screenplay

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES (1956)
Screenplay

SHE'S IN THE ARMY (1942)
Screenplay

THE BUSTER KEATON STORY (Paramount/1957)
Screenplay; Co-produced and directed

ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK (Paramount/1961)
Screenplay

BILLY ROSE'S JUMBO (MGM/1962)
Screenplay

THE NAKED FACE (1970's)
Cannon Films
starring Roger Moore

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (1970's)
Produced by Frank Yablans
starring John Beck, Susan Sarandon and Marie France Pisier

BLOODLINE (1970's) Paramount Pictures
starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazarra, Michelle Phillips, Omar Shariff


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