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    Betty Smith (born Elisabeth Lillian Wehner; December 15, 1896 – January 17, 1972) was an American playwright and novelist, who wrote the 1943 bestseller...
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    a police car chase and ends up as a ghost haunting a sports museum. Betty Smith (voiced by Swoosie Kurtz) – Jack's ex-wife, Stan's mother, and the paternal...
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  • Betty Smith (1896–1972) was an American author. Betty Smith may also refer to: Betty Smith (musician) (1929–2011), English jazz saxophonist and singer...
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  • Betty Smith MBE (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was a British character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms...
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  • semi-autobiographical novel written by Betty Smith. The manuscript started as a non-fiction piece titled They Lived in Brooklyn, which Smith began submitting to publishers...
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  • Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name...
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    Betty Friedan (/ˈfriːdən, friːˈdæn, frɪ-/; February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the...
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  • Betty Smith (6 July 1929 – 21 January 2011) was an English jazz saxophonist and singer. She began playing the saxophone at the age of nine and left school...
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    saved from brutality by the author's compassion and restraint ... What Betty Smith did tenderly for Brooklyn, James T. Farrell harshly for Chicago and,...
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    Betty Marion Ludden (née White; January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career...
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  • Joy in the Morning is a novel by Betty Smith, first published in 1963. The book follows the first year of the marriage of Brooklynites Annie McGairy and...
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    film Inside Out. She also starred as Betty Broderick-Allen on the critically acclaimed Netflix series The OA. Smith was born in St. Louis in 1949, the second-eldest...
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  • wedding, Betty Broderick claimed that Linda taunted her by mailing her facial cream and slimming treatment ads. Eight months after buying a Smith & Wesson...
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    director. Adapted by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis from the 1943 novel by Betty Smith, the film focuses on an impoverished but aspirational, second-generation...
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    dancer and comedienne who performed as Betty Smith. They remained together until his death 55 years later. Betty performed on the Columbia Wheel, while...
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  • Betty Ruth Smith (May 25, 1915 – February 1, 2008) was an American actress best known for her work in old-time radio. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan...
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  • directed by Alex Segal. Adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Betty Smith, the film tells the story of a young newlywed couple, Carl and Annie...
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    Chad Smith, the father of the Smith family Janet Blair as Betty Smith, Chad's wife Darleen Carr as Cindy Smith, the daughter Ron Howard as Bob Smith, the...
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  • Smith born 1952/3), finance executive Elizabeth Jane Smith (engineer) (1889–?), first woman to study engineering at a Scottish university Betty Smith...
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    building that opened in 1908. The Leonard branch contains a tribute to Betty Smith, the author of the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, whose main character...
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    Betty Smith Holzendorf (April 5, 1939 – February 29, 2024) served in the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and was selected as Democratic Leader Pro Tempore...
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    women's world title in the 72 kg division. A daughter of Brent James and Betty Smith, she attended Dougherty Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia...
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    Biography in 1988. Wolfe inspired the works of many other authors, including Betty Smith with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek, and...
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  • Betty Smith Williams is an American nurse. Williams was the first African-American nurse to graduate from the nursing school at Case Western Reserve University...
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  • in the Box", remaining unidentified until 2000. Smith married his second wife Betty Fran Gladden-Smith, in March 1990. While confined to her home by an...
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  • Records, released a song called "Hand Jive" by Bud Allen, performed by the Betty Smith Group. The song lyrics describe the hand dance the title refers to. The...
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  • Betty Crocker is a brand and fictional character used in advertising campaigns for food and recipes. The character was originally created by the Washburn-Crosby...
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  • and comedian Lauren Lee Smith (born 1980), Canadian actress Lauren Spencer-Smith, Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren "Betty" Smith, the mother of Blythe...
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    Charlotte russe is mentioned in the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (1943), chapters 16 and 39. From chapter 16: "There was a bakery store...
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    winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Betty Smith, novelist, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Dean Smith, former basketball coach Oliver Smithies, physical...
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