Judith Krantz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Judith Krantz

American writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jun-2019

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Judith Krantz (née Tarcher; January 9, 1928 – June 22, 2019) was a magazine writer and fashion editor who only turned to fiction as she approached the age of 50.
Her first novel Scruples (1978) quickly became a New York Times best-seller and went on to be a worldwide publishing success, translated into 50 languages.
Scruples, which describes the glamorous and affluent world of high fashion in Beverley Hills, California, helped define a new supercharged sub-genre of the romance novel - the bonkbuster or "sex-and-shopping" novel.
She also fundamentally changed the publishing industry by becoming one of the first celebrity authors through her extensive touring and promotion - "a superstar of fiction".
Her later books included Princess Daisy (1980), Till We Meet Again (1988), Dazzle (1990) and Spring Collection (1996).
Her autobiography, Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl, was published in 2000.