Danielle Steel
Born: August 14, 1947
Hometown: New York, NY
The Book That “Made” Danielle Steel: Going Home
Charitable Efforts: Steel created the Nick Traina Foundation after her son, Nick, died at the age of 19 to suicide. The foundation is funded by proceeds from Steel’s book, His Bright Light, written about her son’s struggle with bipolar and his life dreams.
Fun Fact: Passion’s Promise was Steel’s first best seller and is believed to be written about her second husband, a convicted criminal.
