Jackie Collins (1937-2015) Tribute List

Novelist Jackie Collins died on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the age of 77 after a battle with breast cancer. Jackie Collins tales of Hollywood excess, including sexually explicit material, are a rite of passage for many young people and she became very successful satisfying the public's desire for tales of the dirt below the glamour. Here are 10 words from Jackie Collins' interviews and work.
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  1. integrity
    moral soundness
    We all have this dream that men out there have integrity — not a lot of them exist but there are some. Go find them!
  2. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
    I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
  3. unsolicited
    not asked for
    Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.
  4. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    He took her breath away with his brooding dark looks and his aura of control and power. One look and she was hooked.
    - The Power Trip
  5. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
    My father was a bit of a chauvinist. Like other men, he was always putting women down.
  6. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
    My father was a philanderer...
  7. facade
    a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
    The Hollywood wives hated me. I got beneath the façade and into the mansions.
  8. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
    Because I hate the hills. I don’t like Bel Air. It’s so pretentious. Huge gates and you’re going to have 8,000 housekeepers...
  9. raunchy
    earthy and sexually explicit
    [Louis Malle] said: "Miss Collins, you are a raunchy moralist." ...The books are very raunchy, but the bad guys always get their comeuppance in the end.
  10. moralist
    a philosopher who specializes in ideas of right and wrong
    [Louis Malle] said: "Miss Collins, you are a raunchy moralist."...The books are very raunchy, but the bad guys always get their comeuppance in the end.
  11. comeuppance
    a usually negative outcome or fate that is well deserved
    [Louis Malle] said: "Miss Collins, you are a raunchy moralist."...The books are very raunchy, but the bad guys always get their comeuppance in the end.
Created on Sun Sep 20 18:06:03 EDT 2015 (updated Sun Sep 20 20:18:25 EDT 2015)

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