Candace Bushnell

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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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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

December 1, 1958

Career Milestones

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

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"

2006

Began airing her own call-in talk show, "Candace Bushnell's Sex, Success and Sensibility" on Sirius Satellite

2005

Wrote forth novel, Lipstick Jungle about woman working in corporate America

2004

Was a judge on the short-lived CBS reality series "Wickedly Perfect"

2003

Penned a third novel, a social satire about a lingerie model, Trading Up

2001

Wrote second novel, Four Blondes, uncensored look into the mating rituals of the Manhattan elite

1998

Her book was turned into HBO's hit series, "Sex in the City"

1997

Turned her popular "Sex and the City" column into Sex and the City the best selling novel

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

Landed a staff position at Self magazine

Freelanced for women's magazines, Ladies Home Journal and Mademoiselle

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