Fearless (1978 film) was Chinzano, especially poignant because Joan and Leonard Rossiter would star in a long running series of commercials for that brand of spiced Italian wines. At the time the Film was made, Joan Collins career was experiencing something of a resurgence. In conjunction with " The Stud", the somewhat artistically challenged " Empire of the Ants" and the second adaptation of her sisters Novel "The Bitch", Joan Collins found herself in a second chance at fame, including Cannes Film Premieres and associated promotions for these Films. It is said that having seen her performances in several of these pictures and
Joan Bates Joan Bates Joan Bates (2 September 1929 – 10 March 2016) was the co-founder, with her husband Paddy Roy Bates, of the Principality of Sealand of which they appointed themselves Prince Roy and Princess Joan. Joan Bates was born Joan Collins on 2 September 1929 at Aldershot Barracks, England, the daughter of RSM Albert Collins of the Royal Horse Artillery, and his wife, Elizabeth. The family were later stationed at Shoebury Barracks. As a young woman, Joan was a carnival queen and model who, according to her son Michael, "modelled for all sorts of companies". Joan met British Army major