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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, March Sidney Sheldon Enjoys Fourth Career By Buck Jerry Since then he has devoted all his time to hooks Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES Sidney Sheldon is on his fourth career, so to speak, ami it's one he says he backed into After Wor'd War II be became a playwright and at one time had three shows running on "People say, isn't it wonderful, you're finally writing novels and doing what you've always wanted to do," Sheldon said "But I was never a frustrated novelist I loved it when was writing movies and piays and television I only pickl'd the novel form lieeause I had a story that required great depth of characterization I really backed into this career, hut it hasn't been unpleasant at all Best Sellers Sheldon has much to be pleasant about His second novel, The Other Side of Midnight, was a liest seller and a big movie. Stranger in the Mirror was a liest seller and is being made into a two-par- t movie for CBS His latest txxik, BloiKlIine" hit the top of the best seller list m only three weeks His movie deal could being $1 million "Bloodline is about a family-hel1 Broadway. Dream W'lth Music and Jackpot, The Merry Widow," Next, he became a prolific screenwriter. winning an Academy Award ui 1947 for The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer Then he went into television, creating the series The Patty Duke Show and I Dream of Jeannie. It was while working on Jeannie" that he backed into his current career. He began dictating a novel to his secretary in the mornings before donning his producer's hat Turns to Books The novel was The Naked Face," which he says sold three copies " 1 commultinational pharmaceutical pany run by Sam Koffe until his mysterious death in a mountaineering accident His beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, inherits control and becomes a target herself when she refuses to allow sale of the family stink Five people have a motive handsome Rhys Williams, her father's assistant, and four cousins who desperately need to sell the stock Sheldon said his movie deal with producer Sidney Beckerman and Paramount Pictures calls for consulting rights. He was in on the selection of the director, John Frankenheimer, and the screenwriter, Edward Anhalt. Ive been in every casting and production meeting, because although I am not producing I am in on every he said. "Paramount has aspect, given us $10 million and well shoot it all abroad except for the New York scenes We're going afger Diane Keaton for Elizabeth, Marcello Mastroianni for I vo, Laurence Olivier for Alex and Maximilian Si bell for Walther We re changing Rhys from a Welshman to an American to make the casting easii r " Asked why be didn't write Ills own ' screenplay, he replied, If I wrote the sireenplay I couldn't start my next txxik Its really a career decision and prefer nov els to mov les Sheldon said that once he begins writing he dictates 50 pages a day to his secretary until he has 1,200 to 1.500 typewritten pages "Then I do a complete rewrite,' he said I 11 do that 12 to 15 times I xond a whole year rew ritmg I could turn out anotlier txxik m that time but I prefer to spend that second year rew riting " He said "Bloodline" was a difficult txxik because he knew nothing about the pharmaceutical industry "Before I can write I must have a smell, a touch. he said He and his wife, actress Jorja Curtw right, spent three months m Euriio researching the Ixxik He said, "I visited half a dozen phai maceutical Review to Come Due to the length of the production. The Salt Iake Tribune's review of The that opened Thursday Koyal Family night at Pioneer Memorial Theatre, will be carried in all editions of Saturdays paper. could fi.xl Sheldon said he (lid not base the novel on real xxiple, although some have as the suggested Christina Onassis mi xlel for Flizabeth F 1 OTH RECORD MONTH! r Judith Crist ACADEMY AWARD (N.Y. Post) Says: Its ecstasy time for Henry Winkler Fans! ThEBESTSclliNq' NoveI Is Now AGAIN! SEE IT plants, read till hrxiks on the subject, studied dings, multinational corporations, talked to doctors, heads of hospitals, pharmacists, everyUxly I 31, 1978 HENRY WINKLER ATmuMphANT New Fill TIiat Scatters NOMINATIONS includin'' TNe Screen! BEST PICTURE Tk Most Eaianxxint Pictures Presents Com rove rsi tI FiIm Since 'Cuckoos Nest" o unwhj ' 38-4-618- 7 CORNERS 7th E ast 6, 8, 10 . J NOMINATED FOR Rose Garden: 6:15, 10.10 -- EXCLUSIVE 515 3 j it 3 TROLLEY i RiRESTRICTED Co-H- fust Artists Production Produced by Steve Gordon and David V. 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