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Jackie Collins

Born Jacqueline Jill Collins
October 4, 1937
London, England
Occupation Novelist
Children Tracy Lerman b. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story 1960?
Tiffany Lerman b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1966
Rory Lerman b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 1968
Parents Elsa Bessant
Joseph William Collins
Relatives Joan Collins (sister)
Bill Collins (brother)
Website
http://www.jackiecollins.com

Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins (born 4 October 1937[1][2]), is a British-born novelist. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling Twenty-four of her twenty-five novels have been on the New York Times bestsellers list[3].


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Biography

Early life

Collins was born in London, the daughter of Elsa Bessant and Joseph William Collins, a theatrical agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The Beatles and Tom Jones. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Tom Jones can refer to Tom Jones (singer (born 1940 Welsh pop music singer Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946 American actor and director [4] Collins's South African-born father was Jewish and her British mother was Anglican. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs [5] A middle child, Collins has one sister, actress Joan Collins (b. Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling 1933), and a younger brother, Bill Collins (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1946). Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

At 15, Collins was expelled from school[6][3]; after she had been expelled, she threw her school uniform in the Thames[7]. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England.

Writing career

Collins' first novel, The World Is Full Of Married Men, was published in 1968. The World Is Full Of Married Men was the debut novel of author Jackie Collins, first published in 1968 by W Its open sexuality caused novelist Barbara Cartland to call it "nasty, filthy and disgusting"[8], and it was banned in Australia[6] and South Africa[9]. Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland DBE CStJ ( 9 July 1901 &ndash 21 May 2000) was a successful English This scandal bolstered sales in the United States and United Kingdom.

Collins' second novel, The Stud, was published in 1969 and followed the sexually charged affairs of married Fontaine Khaled, who owns a fashionable London nightclub. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark It soon made the bestseller lists.

Collins' third novel, Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick, (first published under the title The Hollywood Zoo in the UK and then retitled Sinners worldwide in 1984) was published in 1971 and again made the bestseller lists. Sunday Simmons & Charlie Bricks was the third novel from English novelist Jackie Collins, published in 1971 by W Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral Rule, or the state of having committed such a violation

Lovehead followed in 1974 (retitled The Love Killers in 1989). The Love Killers was the fourth novel from English author Jackie Collins, published in 1974 by W This novel was Collins' first foray into the world of organised crime — a genre that would later prove to be extremely successful for her. The plot concerned the organised murder of women's right activist and feminist Margaret Lawrence Brown. Three women, two who are Margaret's half sisters and one who she saved from a life of working in the porn industry, plan revenge on the mobster responsible, Enzio Bassalino.

Following this, Collins released two more novels in the mid 1970s: The World Is Full Of Divorced Women in 1975 and her longest novel, Lovers & Gamblers, in 1977. The World Is Full Of Divorced Women is the fifth novel by English author Jackie Collins, published by W

Later career

In 1978, Collins co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of her 1969 novel The Stud, starring her older sister Joan as gold-digging adulteress Fontaine Khaled. The Stud is a 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias. Following this, Collins wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of her first novel The World Is Full Of Married Men, which was released in 1979. She also released her seventh novel, The Bitch, a sequel to The Stud, which was also made into a successful film the same year, with Joan reprising her role. The film version of The Bitch was written and directed by Gerry O'Hara, based on Collins' source novel. Gerry O'Hara (born 1924 is an English film and Television director. Also in 1979, Collins wrote the screenplay for the film Yesterday's Hero. Yesterday's Hero was a 1979 film starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers, Adam Faith and Paul Nicholas.

In the 1980s, Collins and her family moved to Los Angeles on a full time basis. Her next novel was Chances, published in 1981 and which she described as her first Harold Robbins-type novel. Chances is a 1981 novel by Jackie Collins and is the first novel in The Santangelo Novels series Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. It was also the first novel to introduce her most famous character, Lucky Santangelo, the "dangerously beautiful" daughter of a one-time gangster Gino Santangelo. While living in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, Collins collected the knowledge and experience to write her most successful novel, Hollywood Wives which was published in 1983. The novel hit the New York Times bestseller list at number one, and went on to sell fifteen million copies worldwide. Marketed as a "scandalous exposé", the novel placed Collins in a powerful position and made her a celebrity of almost equal status to sister Joan, whose own career had taken an upwards direction with her role in the hit US soap drama Dynasty. A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations In 1985, Hollywood Wives was also made into a highly rated mini-series, produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Candice Bergen, Stefanie Powers, Angie Dickinson, Anthony Hopkins, Suzanne Sommers and Mary Crosby. Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer. Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -winning American Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz on November 2, 1942) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe -winning American television and Film actress, perhaps Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress author and businesswoman Mary Frances Crosby (born September 14, 1959) is an American actress. Though credited as "Creative Consultant", Collins later stated that she was never consulted during production and that she did not agree with some of the casting choices. She then went on to write the sequel to Chances entitled Lucky, published in 1985, Hollywood Husbands in 1986, Rock Star in 1988 and a third Lucky Santangelo novel, Lady Boss, in 1990. Lucky is a novel by Jackie Collins, the Sequel to Chances and the second in The Santangelo Novels series Lady Boss is a 1990 novel written by Jackie Collins and is the third in The Santangelo Novels series Also in 1990, Collins wrote and co-produced a mini-series that combined her first two Santangelo novels entitled Lucky Chances.

In 1992, Collins experienced a tremendous loss when her husband of twenty six years, Oscar Lerman, died of cancer. Around this time, Collins also wrote and produced another mini-series based on her Lucky Santangelo novel Lady Boss. Lady Boss is a 1990 novel written by Jackie Collins and is the third in The Santangelo Novels series She went on to pen several more bestsellers; American Star in 1993, Hollywood Kids in 1994 and the fourth Lucky Santangelo novel Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge in 1996. Vendetta Lucky's Revenge is a 1996 novel by Jackie Collins. It is the fourth novels in The Santangelo Novels series In the mid-1990s, Collins met Los Angeles businessman Frank Calcagnini to whom she became engaged. Sadly Calcagnini also died of cancer in 1998 as Collins's attempted foray into talk television also floundered. She soon penned a new novel, Thrill, and wrote a four-part series of mini novels to be released in a newspaper every six weeks called L. A. Connections, introducing a new heroine in the form of journalist Madison Castelli. Dangerous Kiss, the fifth Lucky Santangelo novel was published in 1999 and she soon brought back Madison Castelli in Lethal Seduction, published in 2000. Dangerous Kiss is a 1999 novel by Jackie Collins. It is the fifth novel in The Santangelo Novels series In 2001 she published Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, which itself was later turned into a television movie starring Farrah Fawcett and Melissa Gilbert. Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, Writer and producer, primarily in Movies and Deadly Embrace, the sequel to "Lethal Seduction", was published in 2002 and Hollywood Divorces was published in 2003. Her last two recent bestsellers were Lovers & Players in 2006 and Drop Dead Beautiful in 2007. Drop Dead Beautiful is a novel by Jackie Collins, it is the sixth and latest novel in The Santangelo Novels series Collins initially said on her website that this would probably be her final Lucky Santangelo novel, but has apparently since refuted this in an interview on BBC Radio 4 on 31st October 2007. Her new novel Married Lovers concerning the affairs of personal trainer Cameron Paradise will be published on June 10th 2008. Colllins is currently working on a new novel, A Very Beverly Hills Murder, about three strong, sexy, powerful women.

The Sunday Times Rich List estimates Collins' personal fortune at £70 million GBP (about $135 million USD) as of 2006. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement To date she has sold over 400 million copies of her novels which have been translated into 40 languages.

Other career highlights

In 2004, Collins created a series of specials for E!, which she hosted to great success. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network She also left her publisher of nearly twenty years, Simon & Schuster, in favour of St. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Martin's Press as she grew restless with her current publishing situation. She has also signed a new deal with Fremantle Television to create a television series based on heiresses entitled Rich Girls.

Personal life

Collins married her first husband, Wallace Austin, in 1959. They had a daughter, Tracy, within the first year of their marriage but divorced after four and a half years.

In 1966 Collins married for the second time to art gallery and Ad-Lib Nightclub owner Oscar Lerman on 15 June 1966, in the home of sister Joan and (then) husband Anthony Newley. Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and Together Collins and Lerman had two daughters, Tiffany (whom she gave birth to only months after her marriage to Lerman in 1966) and Rory in 1968. Lerman also formally adopted Collins' daughter Tracy.

Bibliography


Hollywood Series

The Santangelo Novels
See main article The Santangelo Novels

Madison Castelli Series

See also

References

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