Smith, Liz (1923–)

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Smith, Liz (1923–)

American gossip columnist. Born Feb 2, 1923, in Fort Worth, TX; m. George Beeman, 1945 (div. 1947); m. Fred Lister, 1957 (div. 1962).

Began career writing for Modern Screen (1949); was associate producer at CBS-Radio (1953–55) and "Wide, Wide World" on NBC-TV (1955–58); was associate for "Cholly Knickerbocker" gossip column (1959–64); served as editor and film critic for Cosmopolitan (1964–78); became syndicated gossip columnist (1976); was commentator for NBC-TV (1978–91), Fox-TV (1991–99), and E! (1993–99).

See also memoir Natural Blonde (2000).

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