Johanna Lindsey Biography – Johanna Lindsey Wiki
Johanna Lindsey was an American author, who is well known for historical romance novels. All of her books have reached the New York Times bestseller list, reaching #1. She has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold.
One of the most valuable things I learned in J-school was how to write an obit that is measured, but that celebrates (and does not belittle) the figure who has passed. Really happy I got to employ that lesson today. https://t.co/yRsW4lh7OM
— Maureen Lee Lenker (@themaureenlee) December 23, 2019
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| Birth Date | March 10, 1952 |
| Birth Place | Germany |
| Death Date | 23 December 2019 |
| Age | 67 years |
| Profession | author |
| Spouse | Ralph Lindsey |
| Children | lfred, Joseph and Garret |
| Parents | Edwin Dennis Howard |
| Net Worth | Update Soon |
Earlier Life and Married Life
Lindsey was born on 10 March 1952 and raised in Hawaii by her mother, Wanda, and father Edwin Dennis Howard. Her father was a soldier in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. when she was still in school, she married Ralph Bruce Lindsey In 1970, becoming a young housewife. The marriage continued, the couple residing in Hawaii and producing three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband’s death, Lindsey moved to Maine and did not remarry.
Writing career
She wrote her first book, “Captive Bride,” in 1977, “on a whim.” The book was a success, as did nineteen hundred novels. By 2006, more than forty million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, and his work has been translated into twelve languages.
Her 19 books had each sold at least 700,000 copies by 1990. In all, Lindsey has sold some 60 million titles, according to her second and final publisher, Simon & Schuster.
RIP Johanna Lindsey I have some of your books and I will reread them in your memory this week ?? pic.twitter.com/Hr1D1L6mLM
— Sireen Barakat ?staying at home? (@sireenb) December 23, 2019
Johanna Lindsey Death and Cause
She died on October 27, 2019, at the age of 67 from lung cancer.
We’re incredibly saddened to learn of Johanna Lindsey’s passing. She was truly an icon of the genre. Our thoughts go out to her loved ones. https://t.co/Taj1oSzoBq
— RWA (@romancewriters) December 23, 2019