Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann's story is one of my favorite kinds of comeback. She started out as an actress, never quite broke through, then reinvented herself as a novelist and wrote Valley of the Dolls, one of the best-selling books in history. Becoming the first author to top the New York Times bestseller list with three consecutive novels is staggering. To me she's proof that a stalled dream isn't the end; it can be the doorway to a bigger one. Though she died in 1974, her late-blooming triumph still encourages me. It's never too late to find the path where you truly bloom.

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Name (English)

Jacqueline Susann

Name (Japanese)

ジャクリーヌ・スーザン

Reading

じゃくりーぬ・すーざん

Born

August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

actor / writer / novelist / stage actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline%20Susann
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241903

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• actor
• writer
• novelist

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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