Barbara Cartland
Barbara Cartland (9 July 1901 - 21 May 2000) was a English writer and media personality who was best known for her romance novels. Cartland wrote more than 700 books which sold nearly 800 million copies worldwide. Her first novel, Jig-Saw, was written in 1922. Many of her novels have been adapted to media including films for television, most notably A Hazard of Hearts and Duel of Hearts. She died from cancer at age 98.