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Description

1. 253 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. Fans of Joan Collins will enjoy this biography on the famous television personality who starred for eight years as the villainess everyone loved to hate--Alexis Carrington on "Dynasty". This is an honest and thorough account of the British actress and covers everything in her life from the time she was born in 1933, her first four marriages, and her ups and downs in Hollywood. The book ends in the late eighties when Joan's marriage to Peter Holm (referred to by Joan as "The Swede") ended in a nasty divorce and "Dynasty" --her biggest hit--was dying a slow death.

Subject

1. Collins, Joan, 1933-
2. 1900-1999
3. Motion picture actors and actresses > Great Britain > Biography
4. Television actors and actresses > United States > Biography
5. Actors > Great Britain > Biography

Genre/Form

1. Biography
2. collective biographies.
3. Biographies
4. Biographies.

Contents

1. Odds against -- Early Collins -- Joan and the beautiful beast -- The Hollywood connection -- Life with the boys -- A career in crisis -- Off again, on again -- Reinventing Joan Collins -- The genesis of Alexis -- Joan who? -- Alexis-Joan on Joan-Alexis -- Spinning Alexis off -- Irreconcilable differences -- Joan Collins on parade.

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: p. 245-253.

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