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Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel is an American writer best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and the fourth-best-selling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. As of 2024, she has written 210 books, including over 182 novels.
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culture · American author (born 1947) · novelist · children's writer · writer · also Danielle Steel, Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schülein-Steel, Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel, Steel
Born 14 August 1947 · Q72653
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s life and death. Proceeds of the book, which reached The New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller List, were used to found the Nick Traina Foundation, which Steel runs, to fund organizations dedicated to treating mental accessibility issues. To gain more recognition for children
“s life and death. Proceeds of the book, which reached The New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller List, were used to found the Nick Traina Foundation, which Steel runs, to fund organizations dedicated to treating mental accessibility issues. To gain more recognition for children”
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AOL.com: Danielle Steel Turns 79 and Releases New Novel 'The True Meaning of Love'
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2014).
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Wrote an article for SFGate writing about her concern that San Francisco was losing its heart
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Awarded California Hall of Fame (2009).
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Perkins dedicated his novel Sex and the Single Zillionaire to Steel
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Steel reached an agreement with Elizabeth Arden to launch a new perfume, Danielle by Danielle Steel
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To sell the film rights to 30 of her novels for DVDs
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Steel opened an art gallery in San Francisco, Steel Gallery, which showed contemporary work and exhibited the paintings and sculptures of emerging artists
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Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (2002).
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Awarded Lucien Barrière Literary Award (2002).
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Founded Yo Angel Foundation to assist the homeless
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Steel was decorated by the French government as an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, for her contributions to world culture
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Was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having a book on the New York Times Bestseller List for the most consecutive weeks of any author, 456 at that time
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Steel sued writer Lorenzo Bene, who had intended to disclose in his book that her son Nick was adopted by her then-current husband John Traina, despite the fact that adoption records are sealed in California
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Steel had become a near-permanent fixture on The New York Times hardcover and paperback bestsellers lists
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“Czasem ludzie, którzy mają największe możliwości, czynią wszystko co w ich mocy, żeby je zaprzepaścić.”
“Rodzice to nie ludzie, to instytucja.”
“Dlaczego oni umarli? – zapytał Edwinę któregoś dnia.– Bo Pan Bóg tak bardzo ich kochał, że chciał ich mieć blisko siebie – odpowiedziała. Teddy pokiwał ze zrozumieniem główką, po czym spojrzał na nią zaniepokojony,– Czy on ciebie też kocha?– Nie aż tak bardzo, kochanie.– To dobrze.”
And featured a chapter by Steel about suffering through miscarriage
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To John Traina, a shipping and cruise magnate and later vintner and art collector who was the ex-husband of Dede Wilsey
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Married Zugelder in the prison canteen
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He moved in with Steel when he was paroled in June 1973, but returned to prison in early 1974 on robbery and rape charges.
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At age 18 and gave birth to their daughter Beatrix
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Steel married French banker Claude-Éric Lazard in 1965 at age 18 and gave birth to their daughter Beatrix.
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Born 1947-08-14.
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