Joan and Jackie Collins Trivia Quiz

Answer: Her father, Joseph Collins

Jackie and Joan's father Joseph was a theatrical agent whose clients included The Beatles, Tom Jones, and Shirley Bassey. He was born in South Africa, before moving to London, where his three children were born in the 1930s.

Answer: Bill

Bill is the 'baby' of the family, being thirteen years younger than Joan. Jackie is the middle one, she is four years younger than Joan.
Bill is the not famous member of the family, and leads a very private life, keeping out of the limelight.

Answer: The World is Full of Married Men

"The World is Full of Married Men" was Jackie's first novel, published in 1968. It was banned in Australia and South Africa because of the sex scenes.

Answer: Frank Calcagnini

Jackie and Frank were engaged for four years before his untimely death due to a brain tumour. Wallace and Oscar were Jackie's previous husbands, and Simon and Schuster are her book publishers.
Since Frank's death, Jackie has led what she describes as a "cool bachelor lifestyle" and professed no intention of marrying again.

Answer: Beauty Pageant Contestant

After being signed up by the J. Arthur Rank organisation in 1950, the role of an unnamed beauty pageant contestant was Joan's first big screen appearance.
"Lady Godiva Rides Again" was released in 1951, the year Joan turned 18.

Answer: Sinners

"Chances" was the first book to feature Lucky Santangelo, and it was first published in 1981. "Dangerous Kiss" was published in 1999, and "Drop Dead Beautiful" in 2007.
Sinners was first published in 1971, and was originally entitled "Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick".

Answer: Star Trek

First broadcast in April 1967, "The City on the Edge of Forever" won a Hugo Award for "Best Dramatic Presentation".
When first broadcast in the late 1960s, Star Trek was an extremely innovative show, and went on to be one of the best loved science fiction series ever made.
(Joan's appearance was in 'the one where Kirk and Spock go back in time' in case you were wondering! Joan played a social worker who overcame her suspicions and, trusting Spock and Kirk, helped them find Scotty and thus "saved the world.")

Answer: Threw it in the river Thames

Jackie was expelled from the Francis Holland School aged 15 and never looked back.
To 'modern ways of thinking' her 'offences' were minor; but during the early 1950s things like smoking, swearing, and general 'unladylike' conduct was severely frowned upon.
It was as a schoolgirl that she first began writing stories for her friends and classmates to read.

Answer: Fontaine Khaled

"The Stud" was released in 1978, and "The Bitch" in 1979.
In "The Stud" Fontaine is a nightclub owner who uses her wealthy husband's money to finance it. She has a steamy affair with Tony, her hired manager (played by Oliver Tobias.)
When her husband finds out about the affair he divorces her, which paved the way for "The Bitch" to tell us how Fontaine managed alone with her ensuing financial problems.
At the time of their release, they were thought to be shocking; in several countries, the censors cut a scene of Joan in the nude before allowing the film to play in cinemas.
Nowadays they are considered cult classics by many fans.
As well as both the original novels, Jackie co-wrote the screenplay for "The Stud".

Answer: Henrietta and Jill

Joan Henrietta and Jacqueline Jill Collins have had long and interesting careers in the entertainment industry, and they are still as beautiful and glamorous as ever.
In 1996, Joan was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to the arts and ongoing charity work.