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Also Known As Jacqueline Jill Collins
Born October 4, 1937 or October 4, 1942 • London • England
Died September 19, 2015 • Los Angeles • United States
Notable Works “Chances” • “The Stud” • “The World Is Full of Married Men”
Notable Family Members sister Joan Collins

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