• Genre: History
• Movie Type: Biography
• Themes: Writer's Life
• Run Time: 50 minutes

Plot

This program profiles the life and career of author Sidney Sheldon, whose book sales count into the millions. The documentary traces Sheldon's career as a film and television screenwriter and then as a novelist. Sidney Sheldon always seemed to have the magic touch. His early effort as the writer of the screenplay for The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer won him an Academy award. Television accolades followed on this success. His novels have met with both critical and popular acclaim. Archival photographs and interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and the artist himself, present a colorful portrait of this master storyteller. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide