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Liz Smith (journalist) 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.
2. Betty Smith MBE (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, [2] was a British character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in I Didn't Know You Cared (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in 2point4 Children (1991–1999), Letitia Cropley in The Vicar of Dibley (1994 ...
YearTitleRoleNotes2013Harriet StoneSeries 1, episodes 2 and 32013Common GroundColin's MumSeries 1, episode 72009The All Star Impressions ShowQueen Elizabeth IITV special2009The Antiques Rogue ShowOlive GreenhalghTV filmNov 12, 2017 · Nov. 12, 2017. Liz Smith, the longtime queen of New York’s tabloid gossip columns, who for more than three decades chronicled triumphs and trespasses in the soap-opera lives of the rich, the ...
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Nov 13, 2017 · Published 6:05 PM PDT, November 12, 2017. Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, died Sunday at the age of 94. Joni Evans, Smith’s literary agent, told The Associated Press she died of natural causes.
Nov 12, 2017 · Liz Smith, known as “the Grand Dame of Dish” or “the Doyenne of Dish”, was a legendary gossip writer for over four decades. She covered celebrities, politics, charities and more in her syndicated column and TV appearances.
Nov 13, 2017 · Liz Smith, who covered the scandals of New York's rich and famous for 60 years, passed away in 2017. She was known for her kindness, celebrity status and role in the Trump divorce.
Liz Smith. Actress: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Liz Smith found fame as an actress at an age when most people are considering retirement. It was a long road to eventual stardom, during which she struggled to raise a family after a broken marriage. She became best known for her roles in The Vicar of Dibley (1994) and The Royle Family but her talents encompassed serious drama too. And ...