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She completed her first novel, Scruples, nine months later.

The year it was published, 1978, Krantz turned 50.

In an unusual turn of events for the time, the books were not copyrighted under her own name but by Steve Krantz Productions.

That first novel reached the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

Her second novel, Princess Daisy, netted her an astounding $ 5 million before its publication.

The paperback rights sold for a then-record $ 3. 2 million.

Princess Daisy and her next two novels also became number one bestsellers.

Over 80 million copies of her books are in print in over 50 languages.

Seven of her novels have also been adapted for television ( as either films or mini-series ), with her husband serving as executive producer for some of them.

She has also written one original mini-series for television, Judith Krantz's " Secrets ", in 1992.