A Look Inside Charlie’s Angels Star’s Decision to ‘Never Stop Working’ – As the Cast Celebrates His 50th Anniversary

In addition to her public appearances, Smith will also release her memoir, I once knew a man named Charliewhich hits shelves on September 8.

“When the pilot achieved immediate success in 1976, Charlie’s angels ushered in a TV revolution: for the first time, a network show featured three single female detectives whose stories were about fighting crime, not supporting men. Jaclyn Smith rose to international fame as Kelly Garrett (the only Angel to lead all five seasons of the show),” the synopsis on Simon & Schuster read.

“But, as Smith writes, she wasn’t born the first day she put on Kelly Garrett’s tiny white bikini. Charlie’s“She was a Broadway dancer from Texas and a prolific commercial actress,” the site continued. ‘Intimate, honest and down-to-earth, I once knew a man named Charlie tells the life story of a talented woman who inspired generations of angels who came after her.”