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Jackie Collins

4 October 1937 - September 19, 2015

Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins was born on 4 October 1937 in London, England, UK, daughter of Elsa Bessant and Joseph William Collins. She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. Jackie started writing as a teenager, making up steamy stories her schoolmates paid to devour. Her first book, The World is Full of Married Men, became a sensational bestseller because of its open sexuality and the way it dealt honestly with the double standard. After that came The Stud, Sinners, The Love Killers, The World is Full of Divorced Women, The Bitch, Lovers And Gamblers, Chances, and then the international sensation, Hollywood Wives - a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, which was made into one of ABC's highest-rated miniseries starring Anthony Hopkins and Candice Bergen. The Stud, The World is Full of Married Men, and The Bitch were also filmed - this time for the big screen. And Jackie wrote an original movie, Yesterday's Hero, starring Ian McShane and Suzanne Somers.

Jackie Collins has been called a 'raunchy moralist' by the late director Louis Malle and 'Hollywood's own Marcel Proust' by Vanity Fair magazine. With over 500 million copies of her books sold in more than 40 countries, and with some twenty-eight New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Jackie Collins is one of the world's top-selling novelists. She is known for giving her readers an unrivaled insiders knowledge of Hollywood and the glamorous lives and loves of the rich, famous, and infamous! 'I write about real people in disguise,' she says. 'If anything, my characters are toned down - the truth is much more bizarre.' There have been many imitators, but only Jackie Collins can tell you what really goes on in the fastest lane of all. From Beverly Hills bedrooms to a raunchy prowl along the streets of Hollywood; from glittering rock parties and concerts to stretch limos and themansions of the power brokers - Jackie Collins chronicles the real truth from the inside looking out.

Divorced from Wallace Austin after 4 years, they had a child, daughter Tracy. In 1965, Jackie married Oscar Lerman, and had daughters Tiffany and Rory. Her husband died on 1992. Jackie was engaged to marry Frank Calcangnini from 1994 until his death in 1998.

She died of breast cancer on September 19, 2015 at the age of 77, in Beverly Hills. She is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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  • Cover of: The stud
    First published in 1969 22 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition stud0000coll

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  • Cover of: Lady boss: a novel
    First published in 1990 20 editions in 6 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition ladyboss0000coll_w3j1 Cover of edition ladyboss0000coll_f9s7 Cover of edition ladyboss0000coll Cover of edition ladyboss00jack Cover of edition ladyboss00coll

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  • Cover of: Hollywood wives
    First published in 1983 19 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition hollywoodwives000coll Cover of edition hollywoodwives00jack_1 Cover of edition hollywoodwives0000coll

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  • Cover of: Dangerous kiss
    First published in 1983 15 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition dangerouskissnov0000coll Cover of edition dangerouskissnovcoll00coll Cover of edition dangerouskissnovcoll00coll Cover of edition dangerouskiss0000coll_s3q3 Cover of edition dangerouskissluc00jack

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  • Cover of: Lovers and Gamblers
    First published in 1977 15 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition loversgamblers00jack_0 Cover of edition korolbolshogosek0000coll

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  • Cover of: American Star
    First published in 1993 15 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition americanstarlove0000coll Cover of edition americanstarlovecoll00coll Cover of edition americanstarlove00coll

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  • Cover of: Bitch
    First published in 1979 14 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition bitch00jack Cover of edition bitch00jack_0

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  • Cover of: Vendetta: Lucky's revenge
    First published in 1996 14 editions in 4 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition vendettaluckysre0000coll_t3p5 Cover of edition vendettaluckysre00coll Cover of edition vendettaluckysre00coll_0 Cover of edition vendettaluckysre00coll_1 Cover of edition vendettaluckysr00coll

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  • Cover of: World Is Full of Married Men
    First published in 1968 13 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The world is full of divorced women
    First published in 1975 12 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition worldisfullofdiv0000coll_a2y4 Cover of edition worldisfullofdiv0000coll_y4s1 Cover of edition worldisfullofdiv0000coll_f9c6

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  • Cover of: Lucky
    First published in 1985 12 editions in 5 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition luckycoll00coll

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  • Cover of: Sinners
    First published in 1981 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sinners00jack

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  • Cover of: Hollywood Husbands
    First published in 1986 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition hollywoodhusba00coll Cover of edition hollywoodhusba00coll

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  • Cover of: Hollywood kids: a novel
    First published in 1994 10 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition hollywoodkidsnov00coll Cover of edition hollywoodkids0000coll_t6q0

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  • Cover of: Rock star
    First published in 1988 10 editions in 5 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition rockstar0000coll

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  • Cover of: Love Killers
    First published in 1982 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lovekillers00jack Cover of edition lovekillers0000coll

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  • Cover of: Chances
    First published in 1981 9 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Lethal seduction
    First published in 2000 8 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition smertelnyisoblaz00coll_0 Cover of edition lethalseductio00coll Cover of edition lethalseduction0000coll_h8j4

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  • Cover of: Thrill!
    First published in 1998 7 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition thrill00coll_0 Cover of edition thrill0000coll_q2d7 Cover of edition thrill0000coll_r0g6

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  • Cover of: Lovers & players
    First published in 2006 7 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition loversplayerslar00coll Cover of edition loversplayers0000coll_g2q7 Cover of edition loversplayers000coll

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