Collins’ p ublicist Melody Korenbrot said the author died on Saturday in Los Angeles.
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“She was a true inspiration, a trail blazer for women in fiction and a creative force”, the family statement continued.
The English novelist was the younger sister of actress and author Joan Collins, who was well-known for her role on the television program “Dynasty“.
In an interview with People last week, the Beverly Hills resident says she wrote five novels since becoming terminally ill.
Collins told CNN’s Piers Morgan in 2011, “I’m a one-man band”. Whether or not you read her books, there is no denying that she was one awesome lady. Is it going to be my mom? Lucky, the daughter of former gangster Gino Santangelo, is 15 and ready to break out from the protected world Gino has kept her in. “I try to make it erotic, too”. It came out in 1968 and became a scandalous best-seller, banned in Australia and condemned by romance writer Barbara Cartland. Jackie was the bravest woman in the world. And her tales of life among the rich and famous in Hollywood were often inspired by real-life experiences. But she was great.
Collins embraced Twitter in her later years, and loved the engagement with her over 150,000 followers.
Explaining why she didn’t tell Joan about her illness until recently despite their incredibly close relationship, Jackie said she didn’t want to “burden her sister”. I didn’t like the inequality between them. I answer people’s questions.
Her family issued a statement after her passing.
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Presenter Eamonn Holmes said: “Over years of interviewing, appearing with her, even travelling together – she was just lovely. I know a lot about looking after people when they are sick”, she said. Lerman died in 1992. I get up every morning, and life is an adventure.
