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==Early life== Sheldon was born Sidney Schechtel in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. His parents, of Ukrainian [[Jewish]] ancestry, were Ascher "Otto" Schechtel (1894β1967), manager of a jewelry store, and Natalie Marcus. At age 10, Sidney made his first sale, $5 for a poem. During the [[Great Depression]], he worked at a variety of jobs, and after graduating from [[East High School (Denver)|East High School]] in [[Denver, Colorado]], he attended [[Northwestern University]] on a scholarship, and contributed short plays to drama groups. He had to drop out after six months to help support his family.<ref name="CNN07131999">[http://www.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/sidney.sheldon.html "Sidney Sheldon: A chat with the best-selling author Sidney Sheldon about his book Tell Me Your Dreams"], ''[[CNN]]'', July 13, 1999</ref> Sheldon enlisted in the military during [[World War II]] as a pilot in the [[War Training Service]], a branch of the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]].<ref name="Sheldon Bio" /> His unit was disbanded, but he was discharged because of a recurring slipped disc before he was deployed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Obituaries |title=Sidney Sheldon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sidney-sheldon-434541.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=1 February 2007}}</ref>
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