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I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.
Joan Collins
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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
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Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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