Background
Olivia was born on January 1, 1954 in Dumont, New Jersey, United States. She was born Randy Goldfield and grew up in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal.
Olivia was born on January 1, 1954 in Dumont, New Jersey, United States. She was born Randy Goldfield and grew up in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal.
Olivia graduated from New York University.
A graduate of New York University, she was a partner at the management consultants Booz Allen Hamilton in New York prior to becoming a writer.
She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almost everything (including her Jaguar and the country house).
She also wrote several books for children, which were published under the name Justine Rendal.
Goldsmith died as a result of complications (heart attack) from cosmetic surgery. Her final two books were published posthumously.
Her husband was John T. Reid. They divorced in 1990, but some sources claim the couple was never legally wed.