Cindy Adams

Cynthia "Cindy" Adams (née Sugar; later Heller; born April 24, 1930) is an American gossip columnist and writer. She is the widow of comedian/humorist Joey Adams.

Early life and education

Born an only child in New York City, she was one year old when her parents divorced. Her mother, Jessica Sugar, worked as an executive secretary for the New York City Water Department and was a single parent until her remarriage to insurance agent Harry Heller.

Cindy grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan and Jamaica Estates, Queens. She attended Andrew Jackson High School without graduating (she was academically qualified but the principal reportedly refused to graduate her unless she learned to sew).

Marriage to Joey Adams

She began to work as a photographer's model in Manhattan, meeting her future husband, Joey, a year later when they appeared on the same radio show. Married on Valentine's Day 1952, they had no children. Joey Adams died in 1999 following a long illness.

Writing career

Since 1979, Adams has written a gossip column for the New York Post, a New York City newspaper. She contributed to Sunday Today in New York, a now-defunct newscast on WNBC television. She had previously contributed twice a week on WNBC's Live at Five newscast until it took on a new format on March 12, 2007.