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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:28 PM
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Sidney Sheldon Died!
LOS ANGELES - Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.

Sheldon died Tuesday afternoon of complications from pneumonia at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, said Warren Cowan, his publicist. His wife, Alexandra, and his daughter, author Mary Sheldon, were by his side.

"I've lost a longtime and dear friend," Cowan said. "In all my years in this business, I've never heard an unkind word said about him."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_en_ot/obit_sheldon
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Connie_Corleone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:28 PM
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1. Master of the Game was my favorite Sheldon novel.
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:30 PM
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2. Good novelist!
May he RIP.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:30 PM
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3. He produced or directed "I Dream of Jeannie"
and my favorite novel was "The Other Side of Midnight".
May he rest in peace.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:32 PM
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4. "Other Side of Midnight" was my favorite of his, too
Very sad, indeed.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:44 PM
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9. I enjoyed reading the novel "Rage of Angels"
Edited on Tue Jan-30-07 10:47 PM by Lex
or something like that, back in the day.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:42 PM
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15. That's also my favorite Sheldon book.
He had a long, productive life.
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:32 PM
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5. sad. I just read where Molly Ivins is not recovering and is at the end
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:41 PM
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8. Prayers sent to Molly
I hope what you read was incorrect. She has so much 'fight' and inspiring words/ideas to give to us. May Molly succumb to serious healing. And if not, may she know how many people she has touched/informed/motivated over the years - and may she find peace in that knowledge... and most importantly may she be surrounded by love via those close to her.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:37 PM
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14. My prayers to Molly also.
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:38 PM
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6. in college - when an escape was needed
Sheldon always delivered. My taste moved towards other genres, so I haven't read him in years, but he was the first author that I 'followed' (as in read many of his novels and kept seeking more). RIP
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LonelyLRLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 10:39 PM
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7. He was 89 - nice long life - lots of accomplishments
Probably never bored. It's okay. I'd be happy to die with his life.
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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:08 PM
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10. "Bloodline" was the first "grown-up" mystery
I ever read...........

Master of the Game was another great read. Memories of Midnight character Wim, was one of the oddest characters ever written.
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Verde Donating Member (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:10 PM
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11. As much as a great marketeer, I am glad to see him gone...
aned wish him well.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:32 PM
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12. He sure knew how to write a potboiler.
Amazing to think he started out in sitcoms. A man of many talents.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:35 PM
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13. What a great man, his accomplishments will never be forgotten.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:45 PM
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16. Delete - wrong thread
Edited on Tue Jan-30-07 11:47 PM by Elwood P Dowd
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-30-07 11:55 PM
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17. RIP, Mr. Sheldon.
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