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Francine Pascal

Author of Double Love

Includes the names: Francine Pacal, Pascal Francine, Francine Pascal's, Francine Rubin Pascal, FRANCINE PASCAL'S
Also includes: Laurie John (1)

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Francine Pascal was the creator of the Sweet Valley series, to represent ghost-writers of her series, she created the pen names of Jamie Suzanne (a combination of the names of her daughters), Laurie John, or Kate William (but not Kate Williams, who is a real and separate person. Even though there may be Sweet Valley books incorrectly attributed to her.)

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Canonical name
Legal name
Rubin Pascal, Francine
Other names
Pascal, Fran
Date of birth
1938-05-13
Date of death
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, USA
Place of death
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Scarsdale, New York, USA
Cannes, France
Education
New York University ( [1958])
Occupations
playwright
screenwriter
Relationships
Pascal, John (writer, second husband)
Stewart, Michael (playwright, brother)
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Creator of mass-market young adult series Sweet Valley and Fearless. Author of several other children's novels, some of which became ABC Afterschool Specials, as well as a few adult novels. With husband John Pascal and brother Michael Stewart, wrote book for Broadway musical "George M!" Worked with John Pascal as screenwriter for ABC soap "The Young Marrieds," and author of novel "The Strange Case of Patty Hearst." Had three daughters, Jamie, Laurie, and Susan, from first marriage. Oldest daughter Jamie died in 2008 of liver disease. Never remarried after John Pascal died of cancer in 1981. Divides her time between homes in New York and the south of France.
Disambiguation notice
Francine Pascal was the creator of the Sweet Valley series, to represent ghost-writers of her series, she created the pen names of Jamie Suzanne (a combination of the names of her daughters), Laurie John, or Kate William (but not Kate Williams, who is a real and separate person. Even though there may be Sweet Valley books incorrectly attributed to her.)

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