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I've never chased fame. I came into this business to be a theatre actress. I was nine when I first appeared on stage. But I can't say I would turn my back on fortune. I'm someone who enjoys the benefits of money.

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
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I was voted the most beautiful girl in the world in 1958, and courted by every young, available man in Los Angeles, most of whom I didn't go out with, by the way.
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I don't use e-mail I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.
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