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- Birth nameMary Elizabeth Smith
- Liz Smith was born on February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), The Smurfs (2011) and The Fan (1981). She was married to Fred Lister and George Edward Beeman. She died on November 12, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesFred Lister(1957 - 1962) (divorced)George Edward Beeman(August 16, 1944 - December 14, 1945) (divorced)
- Her maternal grandmother, Sallie Ball McCall, traced her Ball ancestors back to George Washington's mother.
- Shares the same birthdate (February 2) as her good friend, New York-based actress/singer, Elaine Stritch.
- One of the most popular gossip columnists of the 20th century.
- Counts former Texas governor, the late Ann Richards, as a very special friend.
- Favorite newspapers include: New York Times, New York Observer, New York Post, New York Sun, New York Daily News, USA Today, Washington Post, Daily Telegraph (UK), Variety, etc.
- Reporters are amazingly hypocritical. They have all taken drugs and cocaine and have been unfaithful to their spouses. People judge one another by standards they would never apply to themselves.
- God knows, it had never been my ambition to be a gossip columnist. I mean, I was never particularly intrigued by show business celebrities. ... I really want most of them to leave me alone, so I can go talk to writers, which is what I really enjoy. Writers are madmen -- they're all secretly in the closet, jerking off their egos -- but there's something rewarding and vulnerable about them. [Esquire, August 1979]
- My father won some money in a horse race and managed to send me to journalism school at the University of Texas.
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