Is the writer Jackie Collins still alive?

Deceased (1937–2015)
Jackie Collins/Living or Deceased

When did Jackie Collins the writer die?

September 19, 2015
Jackie Collins/Date of death

Jackie Collins, byname of Jacqueline Jill Collins, (born October 4, 1937, London, England—died September 19, 2015, Los Angeles, California), English author known for her provocative romantic thrillers, which were liberally salted with sex, crime, and entertainment-industry gossip.

How old is the writer Jackie Collins?

77 years (1937–2015)
Jackie Collins/Age at death

Did Jackie Collins die at home?

The year after British novelist Jackie Collins died following a private battle with breast cancer in 2015, a listing went up for her 21,784-square-foot house — an 8-bedroom Beverly Hills property inspired by the clean lines and Pop Art color blocking of David Hockney’s pool painting “A Bigger Splash.”

How old was Jackie Collins when she died?

Jackie Collins Has Died of Breast Cancer at 77. “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,” the Collins family tells PEOPLE in a statement. “She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family,…

What kind of cancer did Jackie Collins have?

Jackie Collins Has Died of Breast Cancer at 77. Jackie Collins, the beloved best-selling novelist, has died, PEOPLE has exclusively learned. “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,” the Collins family tells PEOPLE in a statement.

What was the name of Jackie Collins first book?

Following this, Collins wrote the screenplay for The World Is Full of Married Men (1980), the film adaptation of her first novel. She also released her seventh novel, The Bitch (1979), a sequel to The Stud; The Bitch was also made into a successful 1979 film, with Joan Collins reprising the role.

Why was Jackie Collins book banned in Australia?

After the publication of her first novel The World is Full of Married Men, romantic novelist Barbara Cartland called the book “nasty, filthy and disgusting”, and charged Collins with “creating every pervert in Britain”. The book was banned in Australia and South Africa, but the scandal bolstered sales in the United States and the UK.