# Jackie Collins dead of breast cancer at 77

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**Created:** [September 20, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-collins-dead-of-breast-cancer-at-77/731920 "2015-09-20T02:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-collins-dead-of-breast-cancer-at-77/731920/1 "2015-09-20T02:56:22Z")

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[Sister](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/jackie-collins-best-selling-author-of-hollywood-tales-dies-at-77.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) of Joan Collins and writer of pulp novels.

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-collins-dead-of-breast-cancer-at-77/731920/2 "2015-09-20T03:07:18Z")

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I read so very many of her books in my mid to later teens, though I could never get through them as an adult. She did well for herself; despite her limited talent as a writer, she used her sister’s name and her access to celebrities, combined with a good sense of what was racy enough to sell without getting banned, and parlayed that into a very successful career as an author.

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-collins-dead-of-breast-cancer-at-77/731920/3 "2015-09-20T12:13:02Z")

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Yes, when I was young, I enjoyed some of her writing. May she rest in peace.