Liz Smith (journalist)
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Mary Elizabeth Smith (February 2, 1923 – November 12, 2017) was an American gossip columnist. She was known as "The Grand Dame of Dish".[1] Beginning her career in radio in the 1950s, for a time she also anonymously wrote the "Cholly Knickerbocker" gossip column for the Hearst newspapers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, she was the entertainment editor for the magazines Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated.[2] Between 1976 and 2009, she wrote a self-titled gossip column for newspapers including New York Newsday, the New York Daily News and the New York Post that was syndicated in 60 to 70 other newspapers.[1] On television, she appeared on Fox, E!, and WNBC.[3]
Liz Smith | |
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Born | Mary Elizabeth Smith (1923-02-02)February 2, 1923 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Died | November 12, 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 94) New York City, U.S. |
Other names | The Grand Dame of Dish |
Alma mater | University of Texas |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1950–2017 |
Spouses | George Edward Beeman
(m. 1945; div. 1947)Fred Lister
(m. 1957; div. 1962) |
Partner | Iris Love (separated) |