Betty Smith(1896-1972)

Writer

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Betty Smith

Betty Smith was born on 15 December 1896 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Le Lys de Brooklyn (1945), Joy in the Morning (1965) and Hour Glass (1946). She died on 17 January 1972.

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Known for

Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in Le Lys de Brooklyn (1945)

Le Lys de Brooklyn

8.0

Writer

1945

Richard Chamberlain and Yvette Mimieux in Joy in the Morning (1965)

Joy in the Morning

5.7

Writer

1965

TV Series

Writer

TV Movie

Writer

1944

Credits

Writer

L'arbre de ma jeunesse
7.0
TV Movie
- novel
- 1974
Joy in the Morning
5.7
- novel
- 1965
The Grass Is Always Greener
6.3
Short
- story (uncredited)
- 1950
Les anges marqués
7.8
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1948
Hour Glass
TV Series
- Writer
- 1946
Gander Sauce
TV Movie
- play
- 1946
Who Died?
Short
- Writer
- 1945
Le Lys de Brooklyn
8.0
- adapted from the novel by
- 1945
Gander Sauce
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1944

Personal details

Born
- December 15, 1896
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- January 17, 1972
Other works
Novel: "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (filmed as Le Lys de Brooklyn (1945), L'arbre de ma jeunesse (1974))

Did you know

Trivia
Popular American novelist and playwright. Her best-selling work, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", was based on her own childhood experiences growing up in a New York slum.

FAQ

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When did Betty Smith die?
January 17, 1972
How old was Betty Smith when she died?
75 years old
When was Betty Smith born?
December 15, 1896
Where was Betty Smith born?
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
What was Betty Smith's birth name?
Elisabeth Wehner

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