Jackie Collins Dies of Breast Cancer

Jackie Collins, the best-selling novelist diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer six and a half years ago, has passed away at the age of 77. "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," the Collins family told PEOPLE magazine. More than 500 million copies of her books have been sold around the world, making her one of the best selling authors of all time.