Santangelo novels novels, which were adapted by Collins herself: The role of Lucky Santangelo was first played by actress Nicollette Sheridan in "Lucky Chances", and later by Kim Delaney in "Lady Boss". The "Santangelo" series will be turned into a trilogy for the big screen by Universal Pictures. The trilogy will be produced by Monumental Pictures partners Debra Hayward and Alison Owen; and Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Santangelo novels The "Santangelo" novels are a series of novels written by Jackie Collins, which focus on the Santangelo family, particularly Gino Santangelo, an Italian-American former gangster, and his daughter Lucky.
Jackie Collins (2014), is named after the protagonist of seven Collins novels, who is often portrayed preparing elaborate gastronomic creations for her intimates (and who watched her father throw a plate of food at her mother as a child). Collins' final novel was "The Santangelos" (2015), a conclusion to the Santangelo series she had begun with "Chances" (1981). Collins held dual citizenship: British (by birth) and U.S. (by naturalization, from 6 May 1960). She married her first husband, Wallace Austin, in 1960; they divorced in 1964. Austin's addiction to drugs prescribed for manic depression ultimately caused their separation, and he died from