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- Birth nameDanielle Fernande Dominique Schuelein-Steel
- Height1.57 m
- Danielle Steel was born on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer, known for Pour une poignée de diamants (1992), Détours vers le bonheur (1991) and Now and Forever (1983). She was previously married to Thomas J. Perkins, John Traina, William George Toth, Danny Zugelder and Claude-Eric Lazard.
- SpousesThomas J. Perkins(March 27, 1998 - 2002) (divorced)John Traina(June 14, 1981 - 1996) (divorced, 5 children)William George Toth(April 15, 1978 - 1981) (divorced, 1 child)Danny Zugelder(September 13, 1975 - April 14, 1978) (divorced)Claude-Eric Lazard(September 25, 1965 - 1974) (divorced, 1 child)
- Her works were in the list of best-selling books of the 'New York Times' for 381 consecutive weeks, a fact which brought her an entry into the Guinness Book of Records.
- Mother of 7 children: Beatrix Lazard Seidenberg born in 1968. Nicholas John Traina 1979, Samantha Traina (1982), Victoria Lea Traina (1983), Vanessa Danielle Traina (1984), Maximilian John Traina (1986) and Zara Alexandra Traina (1987). Step mother of Trevor and Todd Traina.
- She met second husband, Danny Zugelder while he was in prison. The day after she divorced him she married another prison inmate William George Toth.
- Has written 54 best-selling books.
- Steel started The Nick Traina Foundation after publishing "His Bright Light: The story of Nick Traina" in 1998, an account of hers son's life and how Steel and her family children dealt with his disease.
- A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.
- Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.
- If you can see the magic in a fairytale, you can face the future.
- People do like the film version of things, I thought this was a nice way to get my books back into the marketplace.
- I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.
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