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Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) [1] is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observer (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and two subsequent movies.
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- December 1, 1958 (age 64), Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Apr 22, 2024 · Candace Bushnell Still Wants You to Be Your Own Mr. Big. The self-described 'social anthropologist' and former Observer columnist's “True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City” is coming...
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Feb 16, 2022 · The New Yorker Interview. Candace Bushnell Is Back in the City. The “Sex and the City” writer on being ambitious, getting older, and making it in New York. By Jia Tolentino. February 16, 2022....
Jun 6, 2023 · The author of the column and book that inspired the HBO series reflects on its legacy, Kim Cattrall's return and her own life. She shares her views on sex, relationships, New York and writing at 64.
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Aug 3, 2023 · By Charlotte Alter. August 3, 2023 7:01 AM EDT. Candace Bushnell is the real Carrie Bradshaw. Her life became the column that became the book that became the hit series, Sex and the City —and...
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Jun 6, 2018 · The column’s author and central character, Candace Bushnell, was then a 35-year-old freelance writer with talent and charm and just as much anxiety over whether it was ever going to happen for...
Jun 8, 2018 · June 8, 20184:08 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. To mark the 20th anniversary of the hit show Sex and the City, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the woman who...
