Caprice Alexandra Crane (born November 1, 1970, in

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) is an American

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and television writer/producer.

Biography

Crane was born in

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, the daughter of radio announcer/

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host Les Crane and actress Tina Louise. After she graduated from

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(NYU)

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hired her to

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and music supervise

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shows,

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specials and the

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. Her first

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's title, ''Stupid & Contagious'' (

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), is taken from the lyrics of the

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song, "

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." Her second novel, ''Forget About It'' (

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), was once rumored to be made into a

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starring

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. Both her first and second books won ''

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'' Reader's Choice Awards, two years in a row, in the Mainstream Fiction

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category. Her third novel, ''Family Affair'', was released in October 2009. Her fourth novel, ''With a Little Luck,'' was published on July 26, 2011, by

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. Crane wrote the original screenplay for the 2011 film '' Love, Wedding, Marriage'' starring

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and

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. Crane's debut young adult novel ''Confessions of a Hater'' was released in August 2013 with critical praise from ''The New York Times''. In 2016, Crane co-authored the book ''Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time'', published May 31, 2016. ''Esther The Wonder Pig'' was a ''New York Times'' Best Seller. Crane has also worked in staff positions as a writer for TV shows such as CW's '' 90210'' and ''

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''. She had a TV pilot based on her novel ''Stupid & Contagious'' in development for

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. Crane divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.

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