SIDNEY SHELDON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/22/2002 - HFSID 290399

SIDNEY SHELDON
Letter complimenting Barnaby Conrad on Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life. "If we could see Charles now, I'm sure he'd be grinning from ear to ear."
Typed Letter signed: "Sidney, 1 page, 9¼x10½. Los Angeles, California, 2002 November 22. On personal letterhead to Carpinteria, California. In full: "Thank you for sending me Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life, and for including me in this wonderful collection of America's favorite cartoon. I am delighted for you and Monte. I saw a lot of Snoopys I hadn't seen before. The book is fun, funny and very cleverly done. Surely it will be a huge success. If we could see Charles now, I'm sure he'd be grinning from ear to ear. Congratulations on a job very well done!!! Warmest regards". Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) began his career as a radio joke writer before going to Hollywood, where he wrote his first credited screenplay, Mr. District Attorney and the Carter Case, in 1941. The following year, he had three hits on Broadway. In 1947, Sheldon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947). Sheldon then won two Tony Awards for the 1959 musical, Redhead. Becoming a director and producer, he created such memorable shows as I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) and Hart to Hart (1980-1984). Sheldon also became a best-selling author, beginning with his debut novel, The Naked Face (1969), which won the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Other best sellers followed, including The Other Side of Midnight (1974), The Stranger in the Mirror (1975), Bloodline (1977) and Rage of Angels (1980). His 18 novels have sold over 300 million copies, and many have been made into feature films or made-for-TV movies or miniseries. Sheldon's autobiography, The Other Side of Me, was released in November 2005. American author Barnaby Conrad has written a variety of fiction and nonfiction works, but is especially well known for his handbooks for writers. Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life, co-edited by Monte Schulz, contains a moving forward by Monte about his father Charles Schulz, creator of the much-loved comic strip Peanuts. The book features advice on every aspect of writing from successful published authors, each keyed to a favorite strip featuring Snoopy (an aspiring author himself). Charles Schulz died in 2000, hours before the last original Peanuts strip went to press. Normal mailing folds - affecting signature. Otherwise, fine condition.