Sidney Sheldon
(Writer)

Fiction

Collections

• Bloodline / a Stranger in the Mirror / the Naked Face (1992)

Novels

• The Naked Face (1970)

• A Stranger in the Mirror (1976)

• Bloodline (1977)

• Rage of Angels (1980)

• Master of the Game (1982)

• If Tomorrow Comes (1985)

• Windmills of the Gods (1987)

• The Sands of Time (1988)

• The Doomsday Conspiracy (1991)

• The Stars Shine Down (1992)
  The Stars Shine Down is Sidney Sheldon's twelfth and most passionate novel, set against the glamorous world of international business and featuring a complex and compelling heroine faced with a series of life-shattering decisions.

  • Lara Cameron is young and beautiful. Rising from a past she seeks to repress, she achieves her wildest ambition, creating a much envied business empire. Then, overnight, all that has gone before, her fortune, her achievements, and her marriage -- everything -- is at risk.

  • Paul Martin, a brilliant but mysterious lawyer who is captivated by Lara, finally is faced with her desire for independence and his own compulsion no to let her go.

  • Howard Keller, Lara's longtime friend and mentor, is torn between loyalty to her and maintaining a terrifying secret, one that must never be revealed -- especially to Lara.

  It is Philip Adler who offers Lara an exciting new world, but at a devastating price that threatens to destroy them both.
  
  From Scotland to Nova Scotia, New York to London, Rome to Reno, The Stars Shine Down is classic Sidney Sheldon, featuring the startling shocks and amazing surprises millions of readers have come to expect and love. It is also a highlight in a continuum of virtuoso performances by the man everyone turns to for irresistible romance, cliff-hanger suspense, and the totally unexpected.

• Nothing Lasts Forever (1994)

• Morning, Noon & Night (1995)
  When Harry Stanford, one of the wealthiest men in the world, mysteriously drowns while cruising on his yacht off the rugged coast of Corsica, it sets off a chain of events that reverberates around the globe. At the family gathering following the funeral in Boston, a strikingly beautiful young woman appears. She claims to be the daughter of Harry Stanford and entitled to a share of the tycoon's estate -- is she genuine or an impostor? The Stanford family is one of the most respected in America, but behind the facade of fame and glamour is a hidden web of blackmail, drugs, and murder.
  
  Sidney Sheldon's Morning, Noon, and Night sweeps from the splendors of the Italian Riviera to the fashion salons of Paris and New York, to the elite of Boston's Back Bay and the social register of Florida's Hobe Sound. His intriguing story twists and turns its way through smoke and mirrors until the ultimate Sidney Sheldon surprise ending.

• The Best Laid Plans (1997)
  The Best Laid Plans tells the explosive story of the beautiful and ambitious Leslie Stewart, who learns that for some men power is the greatest aphrodisiac, and of Oliver Russell, the handsome governor of a small southern state, who finds out why hell has no fury like a woman scorned.
  
  With the unexpected twists and turns that are the hallmarks of his mega-bestselling novels, Sidney Sheldon spins a tale of two equally determined people headed on a collision course. Oliver has a strategy to win the White House; Leslie has a scheme to make him wish he'd never been born. They both should have known that even the best-laid plans can go dangerously astray... in a dangerous way.

• Tell Me Your Dreams (1998)
  "Someone was following her. She had read about stalkers, but they belonged in a different, faraway world. She had no idea who it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately not to panic, but lately her sleep had been filled with nightmares, and she had awakened each morning with a feeling of impending doom."
  
  Thus begins Sidney Sheldon's haunting new novel, Tell Me Your Dreams. When a series of brutal murders is committed, the police suspect three beautiful young women. An arrest is made and what follows is one of the most bizarre murder trials of the century. Based on actual events, Tell Me Your Dreams races at a feverish pace from London to Rome to Quebec to San Francisco, and builds to a shocking climax that will leave the listener stunned.
  
  This suspenseful follow-up to Sheldon's most recent bestseller, The Best Laid Plans (ten weeks on the New York Times bestseller list), is rich with tension and heart-stopping action. Laced with the kinds of plot twists and turns that his fans love, Tell Me Your Dreams is an entertaining and gripping story.

• The Sky Is Falling (2001)
  If America had a royal family, the Winthrops would wear the crown. The popular, charismatic Winthrops have captured the imagination of the world with their public service, their enormous charity, and their glamorous lives. But in a single year, all five members of the family are killed in a series of accidents.
  
  Dana Evans, a beautiful young anchorwoman with a Washington television network, believes there is something more sinister behind their deaths. She begins an investigation and starts uncovering compelling evidence that she can hardly believe.
  
  In her determined pursuit of the truth, Dana never anticipated the cat-and-mouse chase that leads her through a half-dozen countries in search of a remorseless killer. As she closes in on her suspect, the shocking secrets she then unearths place Dana and her young son in dire jeopardy and -- in an unexpected turn of events -- Dana becomes the hunted.
  
  Can Dana outwit her pursuers and expose the truth that will astound the world? Readers should prepare themselves for the breathtaking journey through the skillful twists and turns of the plot that are Sidney Sheldon's hallmark.

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2004)
  All around the globe, people are being reported dead or missing.
  
  In Berlin, a woman vanishes from the city streets. In Paris, a man plunges from the Eiffel Tower. In Denver, a small plane crashes into the mountains. In Manhattan, a body washes ashore along the East River. At first these seem to be random incidents, but the police soon discover that all four of the victims are connected to Kingsley International Group (KIG), the largest think tank in the world.
  
  Kelly Harris and Diane Stevens—young widows of two of the victims—encounter each other in New York, where they have been asked to meet with Tanner Kingsley, the head of KIG. He assures them that he is using all available resources to find out who is behind the mysterious deaths of their husbands. But he may be too late. Someone is intent on murdering both women, and they suffer a harrowing series of near escapes. Who is trying to kill them and why?
  
  Forced together for protection, suspicious of each other and everyone around them, and trying to find answers for themselves, the two widows embark on a terrifying game of cat and mouse against the unknown forces out to destroy them.
  
  Taut with suspense and vivid characterization, full of shocking twists, and with an unnervingly realistic premise that could alter all of our lives, the long-awaited Are You Afraid of the Dark? is Sidney Sheldon at the top of his game.

• The Bachelor And The Bobby Soxer (1947) -- Winner Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay
  Screenplay

  DVD  VHS

• Easter Parade (1948) -- Winner Screen Writers Guild Award For Best Musical
  Screenplay  DVD VHS

• Annie Get Your Gun (1950) -- Winner Screen Writers Guild Award For Best Musical
  Screenplay  DVD  VHS

• Nancy Goes To Rio (1950)
  Screenplay  DVD VHS

• Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
  Screenplay  DVD  VHS

• No Questions Asked (1951)
  Screenplay

• South Of Panama (1941)
  Screenplay

• Rich, Young And Pretty (1951)
  Screenplay  VHS

• Just This Once (1952)
  Screenplay

• Dream Wife (1953)
  Screenplay and director  VHS

• Remains To Be Seen (1953)
  Screenplay

• You're Never Too Young (1955)
  Screenplay

• Pardners (1956)
  Screenplay  VHS

• Anything Goes (1956)
  Screenplay  DVD

• The Birds And The Bees (1956)
  Screenplay

• She's In The Army (1942)
  Screenplay

• The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
  Screenplay, co-produced, and directed

• All In A Night's Work (1961)
  Screenplay  DVD VHS

• Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
  Screenplay  DVD  VHS

• The Other Side Of Midnight (1977)
  Produced By Frank Yablans
  Starring John Beck, Susan Sarandon And Marie France Pisier   DVD VHS

• Bloodline (1979)
  Starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazarra, Michelle Phillips, Omar ShariffTelevision Mini Series Creidts  VHS

• The Naked Face (1984)
  Starring Roger Moore  VHS

• Rage Of Angels (1981)
  Starring Jaclyn Smith, Ken Howard & Armand Assante  DVD VHS

• Master Of The Game (1985)
  Starring Dyan Cannon, Harry Hamlin

  VHS

• If Tomorrow Comes (1987)
  Starring Madolyn Smith, Tom Berenger & David Keith

 VHS

• Windmills Of The Gods (1988)
  Starring Jaclyn Smith And Robert Wagner Sheldon = Executive Producer

 VHS

• The Sands Of Time (1992)
  Starring Deborah Raffin And Michael Nouri

• Memories Of Midnight (1992)
  Starring Jane Seymour And Omar Shariff

  VHS

• A Stranger In The Mirror (1993)
  Aaron Spelling Production Starring Perry King

  VHS

• Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
  Starring Vanessa Williams, Brooke Shields And Gail O'grady

• The Other Side of Me (2005)
  In his eagerly-anticipated memoir, Americas premier storyteller shares the story of his own life in a frank and revealing book that rivals any of his fictional tales. Sidney Sheldon is truly an entertainment legend: Author of over a dozen bestsellers, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and creator of some of televisions greatest hits, he has lived a singularly fascinating life. Sheldon has seen and done it all, and now in this candid memoir, he shares his story for the first timetalking about the personalities, highs, and lows that have made his career and life so captivating. From a depression-era childhood in Chicago to an Air Corps stint in WW II to the bright lights and hot parties of New York and Los Angeles, Sidney Sheldon has lived the kind of life most people could never imagine....until now.

• The Patty Duke Show (1963)
  After leaving Hollywood as a successful writer/director/ producer, Sidney Sheldon became involved in writing for television when ABC asked him to create a show for a young actress named Patty Duke. The end result was "The Patty Duke Show," for which Sheldon wrote an unprecedented 78 scripts over two years.

•  Dream of Jeannie (1965)
  Sheldon receiving an Emmy nomination in 1967 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy.

DVD First Season  DVD Second Season  DVD Third Season  DVD Complete

• Hart to Hart (1979)
  Sheldon created the extremely popular series, "Hart to Hart."

 DVD Season One  DVD Season Two  VHS

See also:

• Sidney Sheldon: A Reader's Checklist and Reference Guide (1999)