Background
Smith, Liz was born on February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Sloan and Sarah Elizabeth (McCall) Smith.
( - Spending extended time in a city - How to lease or r...)
- Spending extended time in a city - How to lease or rent apartments - Local food names and where to buy it - How to set up bank accounts and pay taxes What laws may affect you and your long-term residency - The typical workplace, and the entertainment scene in your new city - (See page 83 for full list of Culture Shock! At Your Door guides)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558687475/?tag=2022091-20
("Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dr...)
"Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress," says celebrity columnist Smith, who reads her own work. After 50 years in New York, and now in her late 70s, she still speaks with a touch of a Texas accent, remnants of her growing-up first in Fort Worth and then in Gonzales. Smith remembers her family with fondness. Her father, a cotton broker and inveterate gambler; her mother, a Southern Baptist and a genteel lady; and her two brothers, whom she adored. From childhood she was fascinated by movies and movie stars. In 1943 she dropped out of Hardin-Simmons College to marry an Army pilot, but the marriage didn't last long; divorced, she entered the school of journalism at the University of Texas. Smith's career includes print Cosmopolitan, Sports Illustrated and television Candid Camera and, ultimately, her own syndicated column and TV spot. Along the way she has met and reported on show biz personalities and socialites. There are few deep insights here, but there are some interesting portraits of the rich and famous.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D2DYWIS/?tag=2022091-20
(Culture Shock! Munich: A Survival Guide to Customs and Et...)
Culture Shock! Munich: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! at Your Door) Paperback
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761454098/?tag=2022091-20
("America's top gossip columnist spills the beans as she t...)
"America's top gossip columnist spills the beans as she traces five decades of battling press agents and editors and landing celebrity scoops." (Variety) From Tallulah Bankhead to Joan Crawford to the Kennedys and Madonna, the ultimate insider, Liz Smith, has hobnobbed, air-kissed, and lunched with just about everybody who's been anybody over the last half century and then rushed to tell the world all about it. Now, in this candid, down-to-earth autobiography, she tells all about herself, and does it with the kind of style and warmth that has made her one of the most widely read columnists in history. But she wasn't always famous, and in Natural Blonde she reveals how a young woman from rural Texas came to New York hell-bent on making something of her life. From her salad days as a small-time reporter, typist, and proofreader to her triumphs at the Daily News, Newsday, New York Post and her 1995 Emmy for reporting, Liz tells what it's really like to be seen and heard by millions of people every day. One of the most-quoted people of our time, she offers a rare, private peek into the real person behind the witty quips and media coverage. Certainly one of the most eagerly anticipated autobiographies in years, Natural Blonde will give Liz Smith readers the item they've been waiting for the ultimate inside scoop from the "Grande Dame of Dish."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786863250/?tag=2022091-20
newspaper columnist broadcast journalist
Smith, Liz was born on February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Sloan and Sarah Elizabeth (McCall) Smith.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Texas, Austin, 1948.
Editor Dell Publns., New York City, 1950-1953. Associate producer Columbia Broadcasting System Radio, 1953-1955, NBC-television, 1955-1959. Associate Cholly Knickerbocker newspaper column, New York City, 1959-1964.
Film critic Cosmpolitan magazine, 1966. Columnist Chicago Tribune-New York Daily News Syndicate (now Tribune Media Services), 1976-1991. Television commentator, Live at Five W National Broadcasting Company-television, New York City, 1978-1991.
Commentator Fox-television, since 1991. Columnist Newsday, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1991—2005, Family Circle magazine, since 1993. Freelance magazine writer.
Commentator Gossip Show E! Entertainment. Columnist New York Post, New York City, 1995—2009. Publishes column in Daily Variety.
Contributing editor Parade Magazine, since 2009. Co-founder wowOwow.com (Women on the Web), 2008, columnist, since 2009.
( - Spending extended time in a city - How to lease or r...)
("America's top gossip columnist spills the beans as she t...)
("Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dr...)
(Culture Shock! Munich: A Survival Guide to Customs and Et...)
(Excellent Condition)
Married George Edward Beeman (divorced).