Danielle Steel Writer

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947), better known by the name Danielle Steel, is an American novelist, currently the best selling author alive and the fourth bestselling author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold.Based in California for most of her career, Steel has produced several books a year, often juggling up to five projects at once. All her novels have been bestsellers, including those issued in hardback. Her formula is fairly consistent, often involving rich families facing a crisis, threatened by dark elements such as jail, fraud, blackmail and suicide. Steel has also published children's fiction and poetry, as well as raising funds for the treatment of mental illness. Her books have been translated into 28 languages, with 22 adapted for television, including two that have received Golden Globe nominations.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Steel Danielle
Pseudonym	Danielle Steel
Birth date	August 14, 1947
Birth name	Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel
Birth place	New York City , San Francisco
Nationality	United States
Education	New York University
Spouse	Thomas Perkins (businessman)