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I was scared. Do you know what it's like to hold someone else's life in your hands? It's like playing God. Can you think of anything scarier than that?

Sidney Sheldon

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Sidney Sheldon
Age: 89 †
Born: 1917
Born: February 11
Died: 2007
Died: January 30
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
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Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Chicago
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