Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974) was an American writer and actress. Her first novel, "Valley of the Dolls" (1966), is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, "The Love Machine" (1969) and "Once Is Not Enough" (1973), Susann became the first author to have three consecutive #1 novels on "The New York Times" Best Seller List. Jacqueline Susann was born on August 20, 1918, in Philadelphia, a single daughter to a Jewish couple: Robert Susan (1887–1957), a portrait painter, and Rose Jans (1892–1981), a public schoolteacher. As a
Jacqueline Pearce (author) Jacqueline Pearce (author) Jacqueline Pearce is a Canadian author of books for children and teens. She writes contemporary and historical fiction, as well as poetry. Pearce was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1962. She obtained a bachelor's degree in English Literature, from the University of Victoria (1985) and a Master's degree in Environmental Studies (with an emphasis on environmental education and environmental thought) from York University (1990). While at York University, she helped found the graduate student journal "Undercurrents." Pearce's young adult short story "The Trickster" won first prize in the 1988 Thistledown short story contest and was published in