Jackie Collins, known for her 'Hollywood Wives' novel, dies at 77
September 20, 2015 15:25
Renowned novelist Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer at the age of 77, her family said in a statement.
The British-born writer passed away yesterday in Los Angeles after she was diagnosed with stage-four cancer six-and-a-half years ago, her spokeswoman said.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother," the family statement said.
Her actress sister Joan Collins told media that she was "completely devastated" following the news of sister Jackie Collins.
"She was my best friend," Joan, 82, said. "I admire how she handled this. She was a wonderful, brave and a beautiful person and I love her," Joan added.
In a career spanning four decades, Collins sold more than 500 million books in 40 countries across the world.
The family statement said the writer lived "a wonderfully full life and was adored by family, friends and readers. "She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words," it added.
Born Jacqueline Jill Collins in London in 1937, her first novel, "The World is Full of Married Men," was a story of sex and show business set in "Swinging London" in the mid-1960s. It came out in 1968 and became a scandalous best-seller, banned in Australia and condemned by romance writer Barbara Cartland.
By the 1980s, she had moved to Los Angeles and turned out the 1983 novel she is still best known for, "Hollywood Wives," which has sold more than 15 million copies. It came at the same time that her sister hit the height of her own fame on "Dynasty."
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