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Joan Collins's story begins rather more decorously. Born in London in 1933, she was such a pretty, green-eyed baby that her mother had to hang a sign on her pram saying; 'Do Not Kiss'. If only she had hung onto that sign!
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This is London Showbiz -- It seems Joan Collins's penchant for younger men runs in the family. The veteran actress's 44-year-old writer daughter Tara Newley has ... bagged herself a toyboy - 29-year-old roofer Paul Beck.
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The daughter of theatrical agent Joe Collins and his wife Elsa, Joan Collins was born in London and made her London stage debut at the age of nine in Ibsen’s A DOLLS HOUSE at the ArtsTheatre. She became a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when she was 16 and after less than a year was signed to an exclusive film contract by the J. Arthur Rank Organization.
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Joan Collins was saved from implication in this fake post office ad scandal. The Post Office spokesman said that she had performed her filming in a studio in Wets London and was unaware of the complete story behind this fake post office set.
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Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is an English actress and bestselling author. She is most widely known for her role as Alexis Carrington in the 1980s TV series Dynasty. Collins was born in London to Joseph William "Will" Collins (a South African-born Jewish talent agent) and Elsa Bessant (an English mother). She has one full sister, the author Jackie Collins, and a brother Bill Collins. She was educated at the Francis Holland School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) with actors such as Sir Roger Moore and Sir Michael Caine.At the age of 17 Collins was signed to the J. Arthur Rank Film Company, a highly profitable English studio and charm school. In 1951, she made her feature debut as a beauty contest entrant in Lady Godiva Rides Again.
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Joan Henrietta Collins was born on May 23rd at Bayswater Nursing Home in London. The eldest of three children, she was named for her father Joe and grandmother Henrietta Collins. Joan was infatuated with movies from the moment she saw "The Wizard of Oz" and began to crystalize the image of herself on the stage.
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