Iris Rainer Dart (b. 1944?) is an American author behind nine books such books as the best seller Beaches. The mother of two children, she lives in California with her husband. She also wrote for Cher in the seventies on both of Cher's variety shows. Working on the shows would provide material for her novels.Dart's nine books in order of release:
Boys in the Mailroom 1978
Beaches 1985-06-01
Til the Real Thing Comes Along 1987-07-01
I'll Be There 1991-05-01
I'll Be There 1992-08-01 (paperback version of I'll Be There)
The Stork Club 1992-10-01
Show Business Kills 1995-06
When I Fall in Love 1999-04-01
Some Kind of Miracle 2003-01-01
Dart also wrote the book and lyrics to the stage musical "Laughing Matters," premiering at the Pasadena Playhouse in California from October 16 through November 22, 2009.