"new Madison Castelli novel, ""Deadly Embrace"", was published in 2002, and ""Hollywood Divorces"" was published in 2003. In 2004, Collins hosted a series of television specials, ""Jackie Collins Presents"", for E! Entertainment Television. Collins continued with ""Lovers & Players"" (2006); the sixth Lucky Santangelo novel, ""Drop Dead Beautiful"" (2007); and ""Married Lovers"" (2008), which concerns the affairs of a female personal trainer named Cameron Paradise. This was followed by ""Poor Little Bitch Girl"" (2009), which stemmed from an idea Collins had worked on for a television series about heiresses that was ultimately never made. ""Paris Connections"" (2010), a direct-to-DVD movie"
"Kiss the Girls (novel) Kiss the Girls is a psychological thriller novel by American writer James Patterson, the second to star his recurring main character Alex Cross, an African-American psychologist and policeman. It was first published in 1995, and was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1997. As a teenage boy in 1975 Boca Raton, Florida, a future serial killer calling himself Casanova kills his first four victims. Elsewhere in 1981 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, another killer calling himself The Gentleman Caller kills a young couple on a lake. Years later, Casanova leaves a young woman to"
"25 years. Collins serves her former school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, as the Honorary President of the RADA Associates. Collins has established herself as a successful author. In addition to her bestselling novels, including ""Prime Time"" and ""Love & Desire & Hate"", she has also written six lifestyle books, including ""The Joan Collins Beauty Book"", as well as memoirs, including ""Past Imperfect"". To date, she has sold over 50 million copies of her books which have been translated into 30 languages. In the 1990s, Collins was embroiled in a high-profile legal battle with the publisher Random House, which"
"Dangerous Lady Dangerous Lady was a four-part British mini-series TV drama, which aired on ITV and was based on Martina Cole's first published novel of the same name. The series premièred in 1995 and starred Sheila Hancock, Jason Isaacs, Susan Lynch and Owen Teale. Each episode lasted 60 minutes and was a Warner Sisters production for the ITV network. The story of a family of West End gangsters of Irish descent in 1960s post-war London, and the secret love affair between Maura, who rises to become one of the leading gangsters of her day, and Terry Patterson, a policeman. The"
"the Girls"". Kiss the Girls (novel) Kiss the Girls is a psychological thriller novel by American writer James Patterson, the second to star his recurring main character Alex Cross, an African-American psychologist and policeman. It was first published in 1995, and was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1997. As a teenage boy in 1975 Boca Raton, Florida, a future serial killer calling himself Casanova kills his first four victims. Elsewhere in 1981 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, another killer calling himself The Gentleman Caller kills a young couple on a lake. Years later, Casanova leaves a young"
"to release an unstoppable virus in class after he has had a prank played on him. The main characters of the book are Lance ""Loser"", Mike: an ""average teenager boy which the book is mostly centered upon, and Jazz a girl that has just come from Manchester in England, Mike has a crush on her which plays an important role in the book. The issues raised in this text deal with puberty, bullying, and whether you are born to be a killer or driven that way. Dark Wind Blowing Dark Wind Blowing is a 2001 young adult novel by Jackie"
"this time, she wrote and produced another miniseries based on the ""Lady Boss"" novel, with Kim Delaney playing the lead role. Collins' run of best-sellers continued with ""American Star"" (1993), ""Hollywood Kids"" (1994), and the fourth Santangelo novel, """" (1996). She was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1993, when she was surprised by Michael Aspel. In 1998, she made a foray into talk show television with the series ""Jackie Collins' Hollywood"", but this was unsuccessful. She also published the novel ""Thrill"" (1998) and wrote a four-part series of mini-novels, called ""L.A. Connections"", to be released in a"
"at a writer's conference. ""I love what I do. I fall in love with my characters. They become me, and I become them."" Collins died on 19 September 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 informed her sister Joan Collins two weeks before she died and flew from Los Angeles to London to appear on the ITV chat show ""Loose Women"" nine days before her death. Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill Collins"
"Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick was the third novel from English novelist Jackie Collins, published in 1971 by W.H. Allen, it was retitled The Hollywood Zoo in 1975 and then as Sinners in 1984. This would be Collins' first novel set in Los Angeles (the previous two had been set in London) and also the first one that centred on the lives and loves of film stars. The character of Charlie Brick was said to be based on actor comedian Peter Sellers, a close friend of Collins' at the time. Sunday Simmons is an aspiring"
"Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Richard Flournoy and Jack Henley.The film stars Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures in September 1943. Alternate titles for this film were ""Reckless Lady"" and ""The Case of the Dangerous Blondes"". A review in ""Vanity Fair"" review characterized the film as a ""laugh-packed session here via the antics of Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes."" Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn), a crime fiction writer, and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes) are approached by Jane's friend, Julie Taylor (Anita Louise). Julie"
"in perverse sexual fantasies. The lives of the three characters intertwine when they meet in Hollywood. ""Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick"" was Collins' third bestseller and, like her previous two novels ""The World Is Full Of Married Men"" and ""The Stud"", her new novel sparked controversy for its sexually explicit nature. Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick was the third novel from English novelist Jackie Collins, published in 1971 by W.H. Allen, it was retitled The Hollywood Zoo in 1975 and then as Sinners in 1984. This would be Collins' first novel set in Los Angeles"
"Killer's Kiss Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. It is the second feature film directed by Kubrick, the first being his 1953 debut feature ""Fear and Desire"". The film stars Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, and Frank Silvera. The film is about Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), a 29-year-old welterweight New York boxer at the end of his career, and his relationship with his neighbor, taxi dancer Gloria Price (Irene Kane), and her violent employer Vincent Rapallo (Frank Silvera). The drama begins with Davey in his apartment room,"
"works for fashion photographer Ralph McCormick (Edmund Lowe), and she believes the studio is being stalked by a murderer. Soon after, a wealthy socialite, Isabel Fleming (Mary Forbes), is murdered during a photo session. The police become involved and the investigation takes its course. Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Richard Flournoy and Jack Henley.The film stars Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures in September 1943. Alternate titles for this film were ""Reckless Lady"" and ""The Case of the Dangerous Blondes"". A review in"
"contact emerges a picture of the dreams and aspirations of the man often called Ireland's ""lost leader"" and the woman with whom he wanted to share a ""normal"" life. ""Their correspondence represents a unique and revealing portrait of a remarkable man and an ordinary woman made extraordinary by tragic circumstances,"" said a museum spokesperson. In the 1996 film ""Michael Collins"" Kitty Kiernan was played by American actress Julia Roberts though some reviewers were critical of the character's development. A number of Irish pubs are named in memory of Kitty Kiernan, such as one in Donnycarney, Dublin, Waterford, in the Bay"
"Lisa Jackson (author) Susan Lisa Jackson (known as Lisa Jackson; born 1952) is a best-selling American author of over 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels. Lisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of more than 85 novels, including Afraid to Die, Tell Me, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, Without Mercy, Malice, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series, co-written with her sister, Nancy Bush. There are over 20 million copies of Lisa Jackson’s books in print in twenty languages. Before she became a nationally bestselling author, Lisa Jackson was a"
"Lily Collins Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is an English-American actress, model, and writer. The daughter of English musician Phil Collins, and an American mother, Jill Tavelman, she was born in Surrey and moved to Los Angeles as a child. Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series ""Growing Pains"". She went on to study broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California, and as a teenager, wrote for ""Seventeen"" magazine, ""Teen Vogue"", and ""The Los Angeles Times"". She was named International Model of the Year by Spain's ""Glamour"" magazine after being"
"Nancy A. Collins Nancy A. Collins (born September 10, 1959) is a United States horror fiction writer best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonja Blue. Collins has also written for comic books, including the Swamp Thing series, ""Jason Vs. Leatherface"", ""Predator: Hell Come A Walkin"" and her own one-shot ""Dhampire: Stillborn"". Collins was born in McGehee, Arkansas, United States. She lived in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1980s; after time in New York City and Atlanta, Georgia she settled in Wilmington, North Carolina in the late 2000s. Collins has written fourteen novels since 1989, most"
"(2014), is named after the protagonist of seven Collins novels, who is often portrayed preparing elaborate gastronomic creations for her intimates (and who watched her father throw a plate of food at her mother as a child). Collins' final novel was ""The Santangelos"" (2015), a conclusion to the Santangelo series she had begun with ""Chances"" (1981). Collins held dual citizenship: British (by birth) and U.S. (by naturalization, from 6 May 1960). She married her first husband, Wallace Austin, in 1960; they divorced in 1964. Austin's addiction to drugs prescribed for manic depression ultimately caused their separation, and he died from"
"necessary. He lives at Number 9 Downing Street (next door to the Prime Minister, famously at Number 10), and presumbably two doors down from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Historical note: No. 9 Downing Street is behind the Cabinet Office building at 70 Whitehall and has now been absorbed into that office complex.) Box is also openly bisexual, and is equally comfortable seducing both male and female partners. Lucifer Box was Charles Dickens's nickname for his daughter Kate, given to her on account of her fiery temper. He has a sister called Pandora and a servant called Delilah, and in"
"Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 American historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Christopher Hampton based on his play ""Les liaisons dangereuses"" which was the adaptation of the 18th-century French novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It stars Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Peter Capaldi, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman. ""Dangerous Liaisons"" was released theatrically on December 16, 1988 by Warner Bros. It received generally positive reviews from critics with major praise drawn towards Close and Pfeiffer's performances, screenplay, production values and costumes. Although it was"
"for a few weeks met with a drag queen who instructed him and took him out clubbing with friends. Neil Jordan and Pat McCabe made big changes to the story in their adaptation of the novel for the silver screen. In the book, the protagonist is called ""Pussy"", but Jordan and McCabe rename her ""Kitten"" in the film. Unlike the highly sexual Pussy, who is sexually involved with numerous male and female characters in some rather kinky situations as well as a few long-term relationships, Kitten doesn't even kiss another character on the lips. One sexual encounter for hire is"
"secure roles in her floundering career. She persuaded sister Jackie to sell her the film rights to the book and found herself an investor - a casual acquaintance she had met at the Cannes Film Festival. Forty-five-year-old Joan Collins herself starred as Fontaine Khaled, while Swiss-born actor Oliver Tobias and English actress Emma Jacobs were cast in the roles of Tony Blake and Alexandra Khaled. The film was a big hit and revived the career of Joan Collins. The success of the film led Jackie Collins to write a sequel, ""The Bitch"", which was published the following year in 1979"
"(died 1988), an agent whose clients would later include Shirley Bassey, the Beatles, and Tom Jones. Her father, a native of South Africa, was Jewish, and her British mother was Anglican. She had two younger siblings, Jackie (1937–2015), a novelist, and Bill, a property agent. She was educated at the Francis Holland School, an independent day school for girls in London and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. At the age of 17, Collins was signed to the J. Arthur Rank Film Company, a British film studio. Collins made her feature debut as a beauty contest entrant"
"Tarbox's friend. Her attacker, Francis Kufrovich, was sentenced to 18 months in prison but the ordeal left Tarbox feeling emotionally abandoned after being labeled by her family, friends and community as promiscuous. The title of the book was originally intended to be ""Girl.com"" but was changed to ""Katie.com"" despite the domain name being a personal web site for the British chat room operator Katie Jones. The book's title created the false perception that Jones was associated with the book and its story. According to Jones, she was contacted by attorney, Parry Aftab, who tried to coerce Jones into releasing control"
"9. ""Paisley Hanover Kisses and Tells""; Cameron Tuttle, illustrator: Ali Arnold, 2010. Cameron Tuttle Cameron Tuttle is an American author. Tuttle attended Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California and Brown University. She then began her career as a writer for an advertising agency before writing her first book, ""The Paranoid's Pocket Guide,"" which landed her on Oprah. Inspired by the movie ""Thelma and Louise"", Tuttle went on the lam in 1996, doing research for what would become the ""Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road."" She is also the author of the Paisley Hanover series (Penguin Books) for young adults."
"achievement. In 2015, Collins was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to charity. Since the late-1970s, Collins has written several books (including beauty and autobiographical books). In 1988, she published her first novel, ""Prime Time"", and she has continued to publish various kinds of writing. A member of the Conservative Party, Collins was invited to attend the funeral of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in April 2013. Collins was born in Paddington, London, and brought up in Maida Vale, the daughter of Elsa Collins (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins"
"grandchildren. Collins maintains residences in London, Los Angeles, New York City, and France, describing her life in 2010 as being ""that of a gypsy"". Collins' younger sister was Jackie Collins, a pioneer of romantic novels, who died in September 2015. Collins was told only two weeks before her sister's death about the breast cancer she had battled for over six years. In 2004, Collins became a patron of the United Kingdom Independence Party. She said: ""I do feel that my country – I am English – is losing a lot of what I grew up with. I feel we are"
"a dangerous game. (Ironically, Blondell, who plays Mansfield's frumpy, middle-aged, all-business secretary, was herself a major movie sex symbol some 30 years before, and whose sexuality was one of the first victims of the Hays Code). Hunter soon finds fame to be a double-edged sword, getting him what he wants, but with a price to be paid for that success. Women are crazy about him, and he has no peace of mind. Ultimately, he moves up the ladder at work, becoming company president, only to find it is not what he really wanted. Hunter confesses to his angry fiancée Jenny"
"Buster Collins introduces her to author Tony Blake. Jerry loves Tony's book, ""Obey That Impulse"" , and finds him attractive as well. Practicing what he preaches, Tony immediately proposes marriage. Jerry just laughs, but together they have a lot of fun acting out Tony's theory, and she soon realizes that she loves and wants to marry him. First, though, she feels she must tell him about her affair with Jim despite dire warnings from her Aunt Kate. Although he's upset by the news, Tony still wants to marry her. The next day, Jerry's sister Joan arrives home from school in"
"books in Roger Hargreaves' ""Little Miss"" series, namely, Bossy, Giggles, Trouble, Tiny, Sunshine, Naughty, Somersault and Neat and four of Jacqueline Wilson's books, ""Secrets"", ""The Illustrated Mum"", ""Bad Girls"" and ""The Bed and Breakfast Star"". She has also recorded books from Emma Thomson's ""Felicity Wishes"", Eric Hill's ""Spot the Dog"" and Tony Bradman's ""Dilly the Dinosaur"", as well as Philip Ridley's ""Mercedes Ice"" and Julia Donaldson's ""Room on the Broom"". For adults, Lawrence has recorded tapes of Rosie Thomas's ""Sun at Midnight"", Lynee Truss's ""Going Loco"" and Daphne du Maurier's ""Jamaica Inn"". She appeared on the 1992/1993 series of ""GamesMaster"","
"Dangerous (film) Dangerous is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Bette Davis in her first Oscar-winning role. The screenplay by Laird Doyle is based on his story ""Hard Luck Dame"". Don Bellows (Franchot Tone), a prominent New York architect, is engaged to the beautiful and wealthy Gail Armitage (Margaret Lindsay) when he meets down-and-out Joyce Heath (Bette Davis), who was once the most promising young actress on Broadway. Don feels deeply indebted to Joyce because her performance as Juliet inspired him to become an architect. While rehabilitating her, Don falls in love with the"
"Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill Collins OBE (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English romance novelist. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on ""The New York Times"" bestsellers list. 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 miniseries. She was the younger sister of Dame Joan Collins. Collins was born in 1937, in Hampstead, London, the younger daughter of"
"and acting on ""Baywatch"". She also wrote ""NYPD Blue"", ""Poltergeist: The Legacy"", ""Fame LA"", ""The Pretender"", and ""She Spies"". Her feature film ""Finding Home"" won an Angel Award for ""Best Drama"" at the 2013 Monaco International Film Festival. Collins is the co-founder and Executive Director of A Chance for Children Foundation. Founded in 1992, the foundations mission is to empower at-risk youth. Collins was honored in 1999 with a humanitarian award alongside Kofi Annan and Al Gore. In 2001, she received a Resolution by the Assembly of the State of California for her on-going work with ""at risk"" youth in"