Jacqueline Jill “Jackie” Collins OBE (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was a British American romance novelist who moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she lived, became a U.S. citizen and wrote most of her novels. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television mini-series. She was the younger sister of actress Joan Collins.
Jackie Collins cause of Death
Jackie Collins died on September 19, 2015 of breast cancer, two weeks before her 78th birthday. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer more than six years before her death but kept her illness almost entirely to herself. She reportedly only informed her sister two weeks before she died. and flew from Los Angeles to London to appear on the ITV chat show Loose Women only nine days before her death.