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20 Sep, 2015

‘I will miss you forever’

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Joan Collins tweets a tribute to her sister. In an interview in People she says:

She was my best friend. I admire how she handled this. She was a wonderful, brave and a beautiful person and I love her.

19 Sep, 2015

Jackie Collins dies age 77

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Collins dies of breast cancer age 77. Family statement:

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today. She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family, friends and the millions of readers who she has been entertaining for over four decades. She was a true inspiration, a trail blazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words.

17 Apr, 2014

Tavis Smiley interview

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Collins discusses her career and previews her latest novel featuring Lucky Santangelo, Confessions of a Wild Child, in this interview for PBS.

I wrote this as a young adult book. I thought, this will be fun. I gave it to my publishers, I delivered it, and they go, “Oh, no, no, no, this is for everybody. Everybody loves Lucky, so we’re going to put this out as a book for everyone.”