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Feb 5, 2023 · Valerian Smith Obituary. Valerian Butler Smith, known fondly as "Peppah," departed this life on Friday, January 27, 2023, at University Medical Center New Orleans after a brief respiratory illness, ending a valiant seven year journey through the debilitating effects of an aortic rupture and subsequent anoxic brain injury in 2015.
Nov 19, 1992 · Dr. Valerian E. Smith was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended public schools in his home town and earned both his undergraduate and professional degrees at Howard University, Washington, D.C. He located and opened his dental practice in South Baton Rouge more than four decades ago. Typically, for him, he...
Jan 27, 2023 · Mr. Butler Smith was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 21, 1959 to Valeria Jean Butler and the late Dr. Valerian Edward Smith. He was educated in Baton Rouge through elementary school. Recognized as a prodigious cellist, performing the Saint-Seans cello concerto accompanied by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at twelve years old, he was ...
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- Roots in Black Southern Aristocracy
- A Career Reflective of An Attitude
- Devotion to Craft
Whitfield was born Lynn Butler-Smith on 6 May 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to parents with deep roots in black Southern aristocracy. Her father, Dr. Valerian Smith ran a successful dental practice for decades in her native Baton Rouge. Dr. Smith was a graduate of Howard University and in addition to his dental practice was thoroughly engaged in ...
Whitfield’s upbringing would provide her with all the tools she needed to succeed in life, especially as an African-American woman and actress. She credits her parents for raising all four children, Whitfield being the oldest, with a strong will and sense of commitment. Whitfield’s father is responsible for launching her career in the arts. Dr. Smi...
The biggest challenge of Whitfield’s career came after her role as Josephine Baker. She has admitted in recent years that it was tough to step out of the shadow of her role as Baker and find work that didn’t force her into a typecast. Indeed, her career suffered a bit of a slump in the late 1990s despite roles in movies such as “A Thin Line Between...
Jan 27, 2023 · Mr. Butler Smith was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 21, 1959 to V. Jean Butler and the late Dr. Valerian E. Smith. He was educated in Baton Rouge through elementary school. Recognized as a prodigious cellist, performing the Saint-Seans concerto accompanied by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at twelve years old, he was encouraged to ...
May 5, 2021 · Dr. Valerian E. Smith was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended public schools in his home town and earned both his undergraduate and professional degrees at Howard University, Washington, D.C. He located and opened his dental practice in South Baton Rouge more than four decades ago.
Feb 25, 2023 · Mr. Butler Smith was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 21, 1959 to Valeria Jean Butler and the late Dr. Va-lerian E. Smith. He was educated in Baton Rouge through elementary school. Recognized as a prodigious cellist, performing the Saint-Seans cello concerto accompanied by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at twelve years
