• British born author Jackie Collins is the younger sister of Joan Collins and has written 26 novels, all of which have been on The New York Times Best Sellers List. Currently Jackie is one of the richest living authors with her personal wealth exceeding $200 million.

• 1. Full name: Jacqueline Jill Collins
  2. Born: October 4, 1937
  3. Birthplace: London, England
  4. Literary Genre: Fiction
  5. Total Book Sales: 400 million +
  6. Total Languages Printed: 40
  7. Siblings: Joan Collins & Bill Collins
  8. Spouse: Oscar Lerman (15 June 1966 - died: 2 March 1992) - 3 kids & Wallace Austin (1959 - 1963) (divorced)
  9. Children: Tracy Lerman (born 1961), Tiffany Lerman (born 1967) & Rory Lerman (born 1969)

• Career

  Like her sister Joan, Jackie started acting in B movies in the 1950's. She appeared in 1960's ITC TV series "Danger man" and "The Saint". Not much later she gave up on her on-screen career and started writing. Collin's very first novel The World is Full of Married Men was banned in Australia and South Africa due to its open sexuality. She wrote a screenplay of her book The Stud, in which her sister Joan starred. Several of her books have been turned into movies made for TV, such as Lady Boss and Yesterday's Hero. Hollywood Wives was made into a highly rated mini-TV series. Her latest novel "Poor little bitch girl" is release in England and Australia and will be released in the U.S. in early February 2010. Jackie is currently working on a continuation of the "Lucky Santangelo" saga called "Goddess of Vengeance" It is scheduled to be in stores in 2010.

• Notable Works

  • 1968: The World Is Full Of Married Men
  • 1969: The Stud
  • 1971: Sinners
  • 1974: The Love Killers
  • 1975: The World Is Full Of Divorced Women
  • 1977: Lovers & Gamblers
  • 1979: The Bitch
  • 1988: Rock Star
  • 1993: American Star
  • 1998: Thrill
  • 2006: Lovers & Players
  • 2008: Married Lovers
  • 2010: Poor little bitch girl

• Hollywood Series

  • 1983: Hollywood Wives
  • 1986: Hollywood Husbands
  • 1994: Hollywood Kids
  • 2001: The New Generation
  • 2003: Hollywood Divorces

• The Santangelo Novels

  • 1981: Chances
  • 1985: Lucky
  • 1990: Lady Boss
  • 1996: Lucky's Revenge
  • 1999: Dangerous Kiss
  • 2007: Drop Dead Beautiful
  • 2010: Goddess of vengeance

• Quotes

  • "Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that." - Jackie Collins

  • "I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they take me on a wild and wonderful trip." - Jackie Collins

  • "I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book." - Jackie Collins

  • "My biggest critics have never read me." - Jackie Collins

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