<p>Jackie Collins, the renowned British-born novelist who penned best-selling novels such as Hollywood Wives and The Stud, has died in the US at the age of 77 after a long battle with breast cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"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," her family said in a statement on her death in Los Angeles yesterday.<br /><br />Collins, whose all 32 novels made it to the New York Times bestseller list, was diagnosed with stage-four cancer six-and-a-half years ago, her spokeswoman said.<br /><br />Her actress sister Joan Collins told media that she was "completely devastated" following the news of sister Jackie Collins.<br /><br />"She was my best friend. I admire how she handled this. She was a wonderful, brave and a beautiful person and I love her," Joan, 82, said.<br /><br />In a career spanning four decades, Collins sold more than 500 million copies in 40 countries across the world.<br /><br />Even after being diagnosed with cancer, she wrote five more books. Her latest, 600-plus-page novel, 'The Santangelos,' was published in June.<br /><br />The family statement said the writer lived "a wonderfully full life and was adored by family, friends and readers.<br /><br />"She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words," it added.<br />She began writing as a teenager, making up racy stories for her school-friends. Her first novel, 'The World is Full of Married Men', was published in 1968 and became a bestseller.<br /><br />Her first novel 'The World is Full of Married Men' was published in 1968 and became a bestseller. It was, however, banned in Australia.<br /><br />In 1985, her novel 'Hollywood Wives' was made into a mini-series by ABC, starring Anthony Hopkins and Candice Bergen.<br /><br />'The Stud' was her second novel published in 1969. <br /></p>
<p>Jackie Collins, the renowned British-born novelist who penned best-selling novels such as Hollywood Wives and The Stud, has died in the US at the age of 77 after a long battle with breast cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"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," her family said in a statement on her death in Los Angeles yesterday.<br /><br />Collins, whose all 32 novels made it to the New York Times bestseller list, was diagnosed with stage-four cancer six-and-a-half years ago, her spokeswoman said.<br /><br />Her actress sister Joan Collins told media that she was "completely devastated" following the news of sister Jackie Collins.<br /><br />"She was my best friend. I admire how she handled this. She was a wonderful, brave and a beautiful person and I love her," Joan, 82, said.<br /><br />In a career spanning four decades, Collins sold more than 500 million copies in 40 countries across the world.<br /><br />Even after being diagnosed with cancer, she wrote five more books. Her latest, 600-plus-page novel, 'The Santangelos,' was published in June.<br /><br />The family statement said the writer lived "a wonderfully full life and was adored by family, friends and readers.<br /><br />"She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words," it added.<br />She began writing as a teenager, making up racy stories for her school-friends. Her first novel, 'The World is Full of Married Men', was published in 1968 and became a bestseller.<br /><br />Her first novel 'The World is Full of Married Men' was published in 1968 and became a bestseller. It was, however, banned in Australia.<br /><br />In 1985, her novel 'Hollywood Wives' was made into a mini-series by ABC, starring Anthony Hopkins and Candice Bergen.<br /><br />'The Stud' was her second novel published in 1969. <br /></p>