Biography
e. Manhattan-dwelling, thirty-something glamazons who loved their cosmopolitans and Jimmy Choo shoes as much as they loved their single status. But while New Yorkers had long admired the svelte blonde's work, it was not until 1998, when HBO turned Bushnell's best selling book Sex and the City -- which was based on her column of the same name - into an iconic TV series, that Bushnell became known to the rest of America. As the inspiration …
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Career Milestones
| Freelanced for women's magazines, Ladies Home Journal and Mademoiselle | ||
| Landed a staff position at Self magazine | ||
| Landed first writing assignment, a never published children's book | ||
| Moved to New York City in the late 1970s after dropping out college | ||
| Raised in Connecticut | ||
1994 | Began writing the column, "Sex and the City" for The New York Observer; based on Bushnell and her friends' experiences living and dating in the big city | |
1997 | Turned her popular "Sex and the City" column into Sex and the City the best selling novel | |
1998 | Her book was turned into HBO's hit series, "Sex in the City" | |
2001 | Wrote second novel, Four Blondes, uncensored look into the mating rituals of the Manhattan elite | |
2003 | Penned a third novel, a social satire about a lingerie model, Trading Up | |
2004 | Was a judge on the short-lived CBS reality series "Wickedly Perfect" | |
2005 | Wrote forth novel, Lipstick Jungle about woman working in corporate America | |
2006 | Began airing her own call-in talk show, "Candace Bushnell's Sex, Success and Sensibility" on Sirius Satellite | |
2008 | Debuted the film version of HBO's hit show, "Sex and the City," which is based on her popular column and successful book | |
2008 | Second book to be turned into a series, NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" | |
2010 | A second film based on her popular column and successful series released in theaters, "Sex and the City 2" | |
2010 | Published first young adult novel, The Carrie Diaries, a prequel to Sex and the City, focusing on Carrie's life as a 17-year-old | |