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BIOGRAPHY OF DANIELLE STEEL

Who is Danielle steel?

Born in new York city in 1947,Danielle steel embarked on a career in advertisisng

before publishing her first novel,going home,in 1973. By the end of the decade
she found an audience receptive to her brand of romance and drama,with titels
like the promise,kaleidoscope,hearbeat and sisters going on to become best
sellers.steeel has also penned a poetry book,several childrens series and song
lyrics for an album.

Marriags

Steel has been married five times.her first wedding, to wealthy French American
banker claude eric lazard,came when she was just 18 they were separated by the
early 1970s and divorced in 1974.

Husband no.2,danny zugelder,was in prison for robbery when she met him in
1972,and back behind bars when they married and divorced later in the
decade.no 3,bill toth,also had his troubles with the law,as he was unableto free
himself from a logstanding addicition to heroin.

Steel found a better fit for her social circles with her wedding to shipping
exesecutive john traina in 1981 ,though that marriage also met its demise in
1998.shortly afterward she marched down the aisle for the final time with
venture capitalist tom perkins reports surfaced that they had separated the
following year,with the divorce finalized in 2002.

Children

Following her marriage,to claude eric lazard,steel had her first daughter,Beatrix
at age 19,twelve years latter she had son nick with bill toth.john traina adopted
both children upon marrying steel,and they went on to have kids
maxx,trevor,todd,Samantha,Victoria,Vanessa and zara together.

After battling bi polar disorder for much of his life,stels son,nick,committed

suicide in 1997, at age 19,steel subsequently penned his bright light:the story of
nick traina(1998)and has called it her most personally meaningful book.

Danielle steels homes

Steel has home in san franscisco and paris,though she also spends time in new
York and los angeles with herb children.her 55 room san francissco mansion Is
the former home of Adolph spreckels,whose family founded a successful sugar
company,and is known for a 30-foot surrounding hedge designed to keef out
prying eyes.her paris apartement,reportedly previously owned by prince,boasts
an extensive display of taxidermy specimens,including a giraffe in the foyer.

Identifying

Fluent in both English and French,steel initially found work as a translator,before

joining a new York city advertising agency,supergirls,in 1968.it was during this
time that a client named john mack carter,then the editor of ledies home
journal,suggested that she try her hans as an.

Danielle steel book

Steel first novel going home was published in 1973.several follow up manuscripts
were rejected but she was back in print with passions promise in 1978 her
literary career was up and running.
Film Danielle steel
More than 20 of stels novels including crossings (1982)no greater love(1991)and
safe harbor(2003)have been adapted into television movies.jewels,which aired in
two parts months after its 1992 publication,garnered two golden globe
nominations,for best limited series/tv movie and for Anthony Andrews
performance as best actor.