Candace Bushnell (Novelist ) was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA on a Monday, December 1, 1958 🎈. Candace Bushnell is 66 years old. She is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
While writing for the New York Observer, she penned a popular column that inspired the successful HBO series Sex and the City. Also a novelist, she wrote the bestselling books Lipstick Jungle, The Carrie Diaries (a Sex and the City prequel), and Trading Up.
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| FULL NAME: | Candace Bushnell |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 1, 1958 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA |
| AGE: | 66 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Candace Bushnell is a Novelist. Candace was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
She grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut, as the child of Camille and Calvin Bushnell. Her marriage to professional ballet dancer Charles Askegard ended in divorce. Find out who is Candace Bushnell dating right now.
When she was just nineteen years old, the Simon & Schuster publishing house bought one of her children’s stories. Before beginning her career as a humor columnist, she studied at both New York University and Rice University.
DID YOU KNOW New York-based publisher Ron Galotti served as the inspiration for Bushnell’s famous “Mr. Big” character.
FACT Following the success of HBO’s Sex and the City starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bushnell’s later work, Lipstick Jungle, was adapted into a short-lived NBC series starring Brooke Shields.
SEE ALSO Candace Bushnell’s net worth as of 2025.
Birthday
Currently, Candace Bushnell is 66 years old. Her next birthday is away. Candace will celebrate her 67th birthday on a Monday, December 1st. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 1, 1958. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Candace Bushnell’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
Candace Bushnell was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Candace Bushnell is a 66 years old Novelist, born in December, in the Year of the Dog (1958), and is a Sagittarius. Her life path number is 9. Candace’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and her birth flower is Narcissus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in December or specifically birthdays on December 1.
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