- Born
- DiedJanuary 15, 2004 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (heart attack and other complications related to anesthesia)
- Birth nameRandy Goldfield
- Olivia Goldsmith was born on January 1, 1949 in Dumont, New Jersey, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for The First Wives Club (1996), Desejos de Mulher (2002) and First Wives Club (2019). She was married to Paul Smith and John T. Reid. She died on January 15, 2004 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesPaul Smith(1990 - 1994) (divorced)John T. Reid(April 23, 1978 - January 23, 1990) (divorced)
- When Simon & Schuster accepted "First Wives Club" for publication, Goldsmith threw a party for all the top people in publishing, and decorated the room with all her rejection letters.
- Born Randy Goldfield and changed her legal name to Justine Rendal. Wrote under the pen name of Olivia Goldsmith.
- Her first novel was turned into the feature film The First Wives Club (1996).
- Grew up in Dumont, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University. Was a management consultant and one of the first female partners at the firm Booz Allen Hamilton before leaving to pursue a writing career.
- Author of 5 bestselling books about womens' lives, including "The First Wives Club," which sold more than a million copies, was turned into a movie which earned more than $150 million, and made the cover of Time magazine.
- The people who work in publishing are crazier than the people who work in Hollywood.
- I don't write novels about women named Sapphire who have beautiful manes and turquoise eyes ... and if they work it's as an executive in an international cosmetics company. I write about women who worry about their careers, their lovers and their thighs. And in no particular order.
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