Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958 in Glastonbury, Connecticut) is a writer based in New York City. She is best known for writing a sex column that became the basis of the hit TV-series, Sex and the City. Bushnell married New York City ballet artist Charles Askegaard on July 4, 2002 [1]. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glastonbury (41n43, 72w37 EST) is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program based on the novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Bushnell was, upon dropping out of Rice University in the late 1970s, known all over New York as a party-goer and socialite. One of her favorite places was the infamous Studio 54. Later on in life, she got a job as a columnist in the New York Observer. Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art, is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The original Studio 54 logo. ... The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987 by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. ...

In 1994, her editor-in-chief asked her if she wanted to write a column for the paper, and she accepted the job. She wanted a column based on the adventures she and her friends usually spoke about, and she called it Sex and the City. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In 1998, HBO started airing a show, Sex and the City, based on, but not exactly like, Bushnell's column. The Sex and the City television show enhanced Bushnell's already growing fame, making her name known to many non-book readers as well. The television series ceased original production in 2004, with the last episode airing on HBO in February 2004. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ...

Many other writers have compared the Carrie Bradshaw character on the television show to Bushnell because Carrie, like Bushnell, is also a newspaper sex and lifestyles columnist who enjoys the New York nightlife. She was one of three judges for the 2005 reality television show Wickedly Perfect on CBS. Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Bradshaw (born 1966) is the protagonist and narrator of the HBO sitcom/drama Sex and the City played by actress Sarah Jessica Parker. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...

Trivia

Candace's prom date was Mike O'Meara of the nationally syndicated Don and Mike Show. Mike OMeara The OMearas Restaurant & Pub Logo Mike OMeara is a restaurant owner and the co-host of the Don and Mike Show (based in Washington, D.C. but nationally syndicated) with Don Geronimo for 20 years. ... The Don and Mike Show is a nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by Don Geronimo (real name Mike Sorce) and Mike OMeara. ...

Candace was referenced on the hit show "Ugly Betty" as a writer that has exhausted her medium.

Candace Bushnell books

• Sex and the City, (1997)
• Sex and the City (sequel), (1999)
• Sex and the City (second sequel) (2000)
• Sexo en Nueva York (2001)
• Four Blondes (2001)
• Four Blondes (Thorndike Basis) (2001)
• Cuatro Rubias (2002)
• Big Night Out (2002)
• Sex Sirens: Female Icons and the Power of Sexuality (2003)
• Trading Up (2003)
• Lipstick Jungle (2005)

Sex and the City is a book by Candace Bushnell based on her and her friends lifestyles. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lipstick Jungle is a novel written by New York writer and socialite Candace Bushnell, that weaves the stories of Nico ONeilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, who are numbers 8, 12, and 17 on The New York Posts list of New Yorks 50 Most Powerful Women. ...

External links

• Chick Lit Website: Featuring books similar to Candace Bushnell
• Official Website of Candace Bushnell
• Candace Bushnell Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)