Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel
BornDanielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel
(1947-08-14) August 14, 1947 (age 77)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materNew York University
Period1973–present
GenreRomance
Contemporary
Spouse
  • Claude-Eric Lazard
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    (m. 1965; div. 1974)​
  • Danny Zugelder
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    (m. 1975; div. 1978)​
  • William George Toth
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    (m. 1978; div. 1981)​
  • John Traina
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    (m. 1981; div. 1998)​
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    (m. 1998; div. 2002)​
  • Ian Matthews
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    (m. 2015; div. 2022)​
Children9 (7 biological, including Nick Traina, and 2 ex-stepsons Trevor Traina and Todd Traina)[1][2]
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Website
www.daniellesteel.com

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947) is an American writer, best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time, with over 800 million copies sold.[3] As of 2021, she has written 190 books, including over 140[4] novels.

Based in California for most of her career, Steel has produced several books a year, often juggling up to five projects at once. All of her novels have been bestsellers, including those issued in hardback, despite "a resounding lack of critical acclaim" (Publishers Weekly).[5] Her books often involve rich families facing a crisis, threatened by dark elements such as prison, fraud, blackmail, and suicide. Steel has also published children's fiction and poetry, as well as creating a foundation that funds mental illness-related organizations.[6] Her books have been translated into 43 languages,[7] with 22 adapted for television, including two that have received Golden Globe nominations.

  1. ^ Nichols, Michelle (February 22, 2008). "Author Danielle Steel had childhood dreams of becoming a nun". Reuters. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "How the Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?". Glamour. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Danielle Steel". Forbes. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "After Quarantining in Paris For Over a Year, Author Danielle Steel Dreams of Dressing Up Again". Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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  6. ^ "Home". nicktrainafoundation.com.
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