On October 30th, 65438/kloc-0, Sheldon died in Los Angeles at the age of 89. He is the only writer in the world who combines Oscar Award, Tony Award and Poe Award. The former 17 novels all topped the The New York Times bestseller list. According to Guinness World Records, he is the most translated writer in the world. His works have been translated into 565,438+0 languages, introduced to 65,438+080 countries and regions, and the global total sales exceeded 300 million copies. In 1990s, Yilin Publishing House introduced the works of Ba Shelton to China for the first time, which opened a window for China people to know the world. Now that the people of Sri Lanka have passed away, it should be our best commemoration to reread these masterpieces when they don't come tomorrow. Sidney Sheldon (19 17 ~ 2007) was born in an ordinary family in Chicago, USA. After graduating from high school, he entered Northwest University and dropped out of school because of poverty. After that, in order to "leave a mark on his life", he went to new york to write lyrics, and then went to Hollywood to write screenplays. After World War II, he joined the Air Force. A few months later, he retired due to health problems and went to new york to write musicals. From 65438 to 0969, Sheldon, in his fifties, began to try to create novels, "exploring human emotions and behavioral motives". 1970, his novel The Naked Face was published, and the following year he was nominated for the "Slope Award" and won the The New York Times Prize for Best Novel.

From then on, he began to be known. He published a novel every few years for several years, with a total of 18, including many bestsellers. He also wrote more than 20 screenplays, 250 TV screenplays and several stage plays, and won Tony Awards and Oscar Awards. His novels have been translated into 565,438+0 languages, covering more than 65,438+080 countries (this record was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records 65,438+0997), and the total sales volume worldwide exceeded 300 million copies. On October 30th, 65438/kloc-0, Sheldon died in Los Angeles. Before writing novels, Sheldon also worked in the fields of music, film and television. He also worked as a director and producer.

Sheldon has written several musicals for Broadway. Among them, with Red Hair, Sheldon won the Tony Award, the highest honor award in the musical. His adaptation of the musical merry widow, his own creation of "Cards" and "Fairy Music Fluttering" were staged on Broadway almost at the same time, which was a great success.

The success of Broadway brought Sheldon back to Hollywood. In addition to writing more than 20 plays, he also became the director and producer of many films. Sheldon won the Oscar for Best Screenplay with 1947 for "The Bachelor" and "Fashion Girl".

Later, with the rise of the television industry, Sheldon chose to jump ship. His TV series "Dreaming of Elves" was broadcast on NBC for five consecutive years from 1965 to 1970, which won him an Emmy Award.

Sheldon said that in the last year of writing Dreaming of Elves, he made up his mind to write a novel. "Every morning from 9 am to noon, I ask my secretary to answer all the calls in the studio. I write every morning-sometimes I read a secretary-and then I started the TV business. " Sheldon said.