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But I have had to give up certain things in my life. One is shopping. Two is lunch with the girls. Three is cocktail parties, and four is studying my lines.

Joan Collins

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
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London
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Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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