Bushnell began writing for The New York Observer in 1993.

She continued writing and worked as a freelance journalist for various publications, struggling to make ends meet for many years. Career Īt the age of 19, Bushnell moved to New York City and sold a children's story (which was never published) to Simon & Schuster. In 1995, she met publishing executive Ron Galotti, who became the inspiration for Sex and The City's Mr. She moved to New York in the late 1970s and often frequented Studio 54. While attending high school in Glastonbury, Candace was accompanied to her senior prom by Mike O'Meara, later a nationally syndicated radio host, who also dated Candace's sister, 'Lolly.' She attended Rice University and New York University. Her Bushnell ancestors in the United States can be traced back to Francis Bushnell, one of the signatories of the Guilford Covenant, who emigrated from Thatcham, Berkshire, England in 1639.

Her father was one of the inventors of the air cooled hydrogen fuel cell that was used in the Apollo space missions in the 1960s. One Fifth Avenue has been optioned by the Mark Gordon Company and ABC for another television show.īushnell was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Two of her novels have been adapted for television: Lipstick Jungle (2008–09) on NBC, and The Carrie Diaries (2013-2014) on The CW. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and two subsequent movies.īushnell followed this with the international bestselling novels 4 Blondes (2001), Trading Up (2003), Lipstick Jungle (2005), One Fifth Avenue (2008), The Carrie Diaries (2010) and Summer and the City (2011). She wrote a column for The New York Observer (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and television producer.

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