Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958 in Glastonbury , Connecticut , United States ) is an American writer and columnist . She gained particular fame through her book Sex and the City , which - very freely - forms the basis of the television series of the same name .
Life
Bushnell grew up in Glastonbury and moved to New York City at the age of 19 . She graduated from Rice University and New York University . At the age of 19 she sold a children's book story to Simon & Schuster, but it was never published. She initially worked as a freelancer for various newspapers and wrote humorous pieces about women, their relationships and dates. In 1993 she began writing for The New York Observer . There she created the column Sex and the City in November 1994 , which was published for two years. The column was sold to HBO as a book in 1995 and as a television series in 1996 . Bushnell was married to former New York City Ballet dancer Charles Askegard from 2002 to 2012 .
Works
- 1997: Sex and the City
- 2001: Four Blondes
- 2003: Trading Up
- 2005: Lipstick Jungle
- 2008: One Fifth Avenue
- 2010: The Carrie Diaries
- 2011: Summer and the City
- Is there still sex in the city? New York, NY: Grove Press, 2019 ISBN 9780802147264
Web links
- Literature by and about Candace Bushnell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Candace Bushnell in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Candace Bushnell's personal website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Candace Bushnell Bio . candacebushnell.com. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Sex And The City creator Candace Bushnell divorces dancer husband "who had an affair with ballerina half her age," Daily Mail, December 7, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bushnell, Candace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and columnist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st December 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glastonbury , Connecticut , United States |