Author and Actress. Collins wrote more than 30 best sellers, which sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, with several of her books being adapted into movies or television miniseries. Her first novel, 'The World Is Full of Married Men', published in 1968, was banned in Australia and South Africa because of its frank depiction of extramarital sex. Some of her most successful novels included the 1983 'Hollywood Wives', about women living glamorous lives behind the scenes of the industry, and the 1985 'Lucky' and 1990 'Lady Boss' from a series focused on the ravishing and ambitious character Lucky Santangelo, who was born into an organized crime family. Several of her novels became the basis for movies and television mini-series, including 'The Stud' (1978), 'Yesterday's Hero' (1979). 'Hollywood Wives' (1985), 'Lucky Chances' (1990) and 'Paris Connections' (2010). As an actress, she had minor roles in such films as 'They Never Learn' (1956), 'All at Sea' (1957), 'The Safecracker' (1958) and 'Night of Passion' (1960), and on television shows such as 'The Contessa', 'Danger Man', 'The Saint' and 'Jackie's Back!'. Collins, who was the sister of actress Joan Collins, was found to have stage-four breast cancer in 2007, and had written five books since then. Her latest, 600-plus-page novel, 'The Santangelos' was published in June.
Author and Actress. Collins wrote more than 30 best sellers, which sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, with several of her books being adapted into movies or television miniseries. Her first novel, 'The World Is Full of Married Men', published in 1968, was banned in Australia and South Africa because of its frank depiction of extramarital sex. Some of her most successful novels included the 1983 'Hollywood Wives', about women living glamorous lives behind the scenes of the industry, and the 1985 'Lucky' and 1990 'Lady Boss' from a series focused on the ravishing and ambitious character Lucky Santangelo, who was born into an organized crime family. Several of her novels became the basis for movies and television mini-series, including 'The Stud' (1978), 'Yesterday's Hero' (1979). 'Hollywood Wives' (1985), 'Lucky Chances' (1990) and 'Paris Connections' (2010). As an actress, she had minor roles in such films as 'They Never Learn' (1956), 'All at Sea' (1957), 'The Safecracker' (1958) and 'Night of Passion' (1960), and on television shows such as 'The Contessa', 'Danger Man', 'The Saint' and 'Jackie's Back!'. Collins, who was the sister of actress Joan Collins, was found to have stage-four breast cancer in 2007, and had written five books since then. Her latest, 600-plus-page novel, 'The Santangelos' was published in June.
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Jackie Collins' grave is above the grave of child actress Heather O'Rourke.
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