Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon · Arts & Literature
Academy Award screenwriter (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer) turned bestselling novelist; created I Dream of Jeannie
1917, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 2007, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
United States
Sidney Sheldon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Academy Award screenwriter (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer) turned bestselling novelist; created I Dream of Jeannie
Sheldon won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, created the TV series I Dream of Jeannie and The Patty Duke Show, and then became one of the best-selling novelists in history. Born Sidney Schechtel to a Jewish family, he was Jewish.
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Academy Award screenwriter (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer) turned bestselling novelist; created I Dream of Jeannie
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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