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1 Feb 2011 
Born in Chicago, Illinois in February of 1917, Sidney Sheldon had a way with words from the beginning. From the sale of his first poem at the young age of ten, Sheldon knew he was destined to embark on his dreams of fame.
After being an active member of many drama clubs in the area around Northwestern University while he studied, it was in 1937 that he took his travels to Hollywood to start his career.... read more
Sidney Sheldon
1 Feb 2011 
Boasting twenty-five titles to his name, Robert Ludlum is a prominent fixture in the thriller genres. Born in May of 1927 in New York City, Ludlum attended the prestigious Cheshire Academy before enrolling in the Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Here he established himself as quite the actor, often a star on the stage. In fact, he harboured dreams to be an actor and producer before winning acclaim in... read more
Robert Ludlum
1 Feb 2011 
Perhaps one of the most noted children and adolescent book writers of all time, Roald Dahl is a beloved author by both the young and young at heart. Born in September of 1916 in Llandaff, Wales, Roald was known as a bit of a mischief maker in his earlier days.
While his parents wished him to attend British boarding schools, he was thrown out of The Cathedral School for putting a dead mouse in the... read more
Roald Dahl
1 Feb 2011 
Making a splash as an American crime writer, Patricia Cornwall has made her mark on literary fans. Certainly the fact that her key heroine of her books is a female, in Dr. Kay Scarpetta, it is easy to see that both character and author share a steely perseverance and determination.
Patricia was born in June of 1956 in sunny Florida, USA. What followed was an admittedly difficult if not tumultuous childhood... read more
Patricia Cornwell
1 Feb 2011 
Heralding from Chicago, Illinois among a family of two sisters and one brother, Michael Crichton stood out at an early age. Often inspired to write on his own, by the time he was fourteen he was already a published writer in The New York Times.
Building on that, he had always harboured the dream to eventually become a novelist and writer even as he graduated from Harvard Medical School, earned his MD, and... read more
Michael Crichton
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