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When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course.

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
Actress
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Film Actor
Model
Novelist
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
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London
England
Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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