Sidney Sheldon dead at 89

[Chacor]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/01/30/s ... index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6315875.stm

The best-selling American novelist, playwright and screenwriter Sidney Sheldon has died aged 89.

He died of complications from pneumonia at hospital near Palm Springs, California, his publicist said.

He had a career writing award-winning Broadway plays and Hollywood film scripts before turning to novel-writing at the age of 50.

His books - such as Rage of Angels and The Other Side of Midnight - were best sellers but did not win over critics.

[GalvestonDuck]

Rip, Mr. Sheldon.

He also wrote a handful of episodes of the Patty Duke show.