Bestselling author Jackie Collins dies at 77 years – Tagesspiegel

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The sister of actress Joan Collins was suffering from breast cancer. She leaves behind three daughters.

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The best-selling author Jackie Collins is dead. The Englishwoman, sister of actress Joan Collins, died on Saturday in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles from breast cancer, as her family the German Press Agency confirmed. Collins, the success with her books celebrated worldwide, was 77 years old

“With terrible sadness we have to announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and unique mother,” it said of the children of the Englishwoman who in California lived. “She lived a wonderful life and was revered by family, friends and millions of readers who entertained them more than four decades. She was a true inspiration, a pioneer for women in literature and creative elemental force. You will continue to live in their characters, but we miss them already more than can be expressed with words “

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The 82-year-old Joan Collins told the magazine “People” that she was “devastated” because of the death from cancer of her younger sister. “She was my best friend and a wonderful person.” According to her family, she suffered for over six years from breast cancer, but kept it largely for themselves. According to the magazine “People” and her sister learned only in the last few weeks of the terminal illness. Their three daughters Tracy, Tiffany and Rory declared: “You will live on through their fictional characters, but we miss her already incredible.”

Collins was born in the UK but also possessed US citizenship. Both in England and in California there will be funeral services, but to be held in an intimate atmosphere. Collins had three children from her second husband, who died 1992nd Instead of flowers, the family asked for donations for an organization that supports the fight against breast cancer.

Collins wrote mainly about feelings, but rarely very romantic. It was about passion and jealousy, intrigue and betrayal. Her first work in 1968 aroused great sensation and was not sold because of its eroticism in South Africa and in Australia. Among her famous books include “The Women of Hollywood” and “The mare”. AFP / dpa

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