Danielle Steel Facts
Danielle Steel Facts
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Before becoming a famous novelist Danielle Steel worked for a PR firm Supergirls Ltd. She hosted parties and created PR campaigns for clients of the firm. |
Before her career as a novelist Danielle Steel wrote articles for magazines. |
Her first best-seller was Passion's Promise, believed to be inspired by her second husband and their marriage. He was a convicted criminal. |
Danielle Steel's books have all hit the best-seller lists in paperback or hardcover, depending on which format they were released in. |
Danielle Steel attempted to keep her children from the spotlight, despite her own fame, by rarely granting interviews or book tours. |
Danielle Steel had nine children. Her fourth husband adopted her son Nicholas. Danielle tried to stop a writer from later disclosing the adoption. Her son committed suicide in 1997, devastating the family. Danielle Steel has said that her children are the most important part of her life. |
Losing her son, who suffered from mental illness, inspired Danielle to start the Nick Traina Foundation. The foundation funds organizations treating mental illness. |
Danielle Steel was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2009. |
In May 2009 Danielle Steel was awarded the 'Distinguished Service in Mental Health Award' by New York Presbyterian Hospital. She was the first non-doctor to receive the award. |
Danielle Steel was married to Claude-Eric Lazard, Danny Zugelder, William George Toth, John Traina, and Thomas Perkins. It is believed that some of her writing is inspired by her relationships. |
Danielle Steel's novels have been primarily fiction, dealing with life, relationships, and family, as well as subjects including suicide, divorce, and war. |
Non-fiction titles written by Danielle Steel include Love: Poems (1984), Having a Baby (1984), and His Bright Light (1998). |
Danielle Steel has had children's books published including 10 books in the Max and Martha series, and 4 in the Freddie series. |
Danielle Steel's books can be found in more than 47 countries around the world and they have been translated into 28 languages. |
22 of Danielle Steel's novels have been made into TV movies. |
Two movies made from Danielle Steel's novels have received Golden Globe nominations. |
Danielle Steel's net worth is believed to be approximately $375 million. |
For her contributions to world culture the French government decorated Danielle Steel as an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in 2002. |
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