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Harold Robbins
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Robbins was born Harold Rubin in New York City in 1916, the son of Frances "Fannie" Smith and Charles Rubin. His parents were well-educated Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire,…
Known for
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
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Key facts
- Born
- Francis Kane , Harold Rubin , ( 1916-05-21 ) May 21, 1916, New York , New York , U.S.
- Died
- October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) (aged 81), Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Cemetery , Cathedral City, California
- Occupation
- Author
- Spouse s
- Lillian Machnivitz (1937–1962; divorced), Grace Palermo (1965–1992; divorced), Jann Stapp (1992–1997, his death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Family name
- Robbins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Harold Robbins (1979).jpg
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- name in native language
- Harold Robbins
- date of birth
- 1916-05-21
- date of death
- 1997-10-14
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Commons category
- Harold Robbins
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in kana
- ハロルド・ロビンズ
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages.
Early life
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