It starred Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, … [font=Century Gothic]In "The Last of Sheila", Clinton(James Coburn) is a wealthy film producer. The Last of Sheila is a 1973 American mystery film directed by Herbert Ross and written directly for the screen by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim. The intelligent and intricate script is one that expects something from its audience: the viewer will get far less out of it … But as is the case with Sondheim “The Last of Sheila” was ahead of its time.