Personal Life
Collins married her first husband, Wallace Austin, in 1960 & divorced in 1964.They had 1 child:
- Tracy Lerman
(1961-04-06) April 6, 1961 (age 51) in Beverly Hills, California
Collins married for the second time to art gallery and Ad-Lib Nightclub owner Oscar Lerman on 15 June 1965, in the home of her sister and Anthony Newley. Collins and Lerman had two daughters:
- Tiffany Lerman
(1967-11-03) November 3, 1967 (age 45) in Beverly Hills, California - Rory Lerman
(1969-01-06) January 6, 1969 (age 43) in Beverly Hills, California
Lerman formally adopted Collins' daughter from her previous marriage. Lerman died in 1992 from prostate cancer. In 1994, Collins became engaged to Los Angeles business executive Frank Calcagnini, who died in 1998 from a brain tumour.
Collins now lives her life, in her own words, "like a cool bachelor. I have a man for all seasons." She resides in Beverly Hills in a mansion she designed herself.
In the Sunday Times Rich List 2011, Collins was listed as the UK's fifth richest author with a estimated personal fortune of £60 million ($96 million).
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