Finding Sylvia

by Alan Shayne

Sylvia was from England. She was titled and beautiful, and one day she disappeared. Having never quite fallen out of love with her, Judd, a young movie producer in search of the next big idea, decides her story just might be it. After all, hasn’t he always known that she’s still alive? His search for clues to Sylvia’s whereabouts take him from Connecticut to Hollywood, New York to London, Israel to Spain and Marrakech. Each city reveals new pieces of the woman Judd thought he knew, and leaves him more bewildered as to who she really is. Who is Sylvia? She disappeared just as Judd was about to express his love for her. Finding her could mean more emotional agony, but it might be worth it for a good story. As Judd learns more about Sylvia, though, he finds he knows much less about her than he thought. In the meantime his career gains momentum until his professional and personal lives intertwine, becoming inextricably linked. But is the mystery of Sylvia solved? Will it ever be?

234 pages, Paperback

Published October 12, 2017

About the author

Alan Shayne, co-writer of the memoir Double Life with Norman Sunshine, was President of Warner Brothers Television for ten years, where he shepherded such hit shows as Alice, The Dukes of Hazard, Night Court, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Head of the Class and Growing Pains. In addition to holding other positions at the Warner Brothers Studio, he has been an independent film and television producer with such projects as The Bourne Identity starring Richard Chamberlain (nominated for an Emmy), and he won a Christopher Award for The House Without a Christmas Tree. He began his career in television with David Susskind’s production company, after working in the Broadway casting office for David Merrick. Prior to that, he was an actor on Broadway and in television.

Shayne is the author of the children’s book, The Minstrel Tree¸ illustrated by Sunshine.