Liz Smith

Posted September 20, 2008, 5:01 pm


Liz Smith
Born: February 2, 1923.


The Grand Dame of Dish. New York gossip columnist, at various publications, for 32 years. Her 2000 memoir, Natural Blonde, was a best-seller.

After The Age Of Seventy

• At age 72 (1994), won an Emmy for reporting.
• At age 78 (2000), her memoir, Natural Blonde, was a NY Times best-seller.
• At age 82 (2005),  published Dishing: Great Dish – And Dishes – From America's Most Beloved Gossip Columnist.
• At Age 85 (2008) , Co-founded www.wowowow.com, a Web site for older women, with friends including Lesley Stahl, Peggy Noonan, Whoopi Goldberg, Candice Bergen, and Lily Tomlin.
• At Age 85, (2008) Continues to write her column for the New York Post three times a week.

Quotes:

• “Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.”
• "Good gossip is just what's going on. Bad gossip is stuff that is salacious, mean, and bitchy; the kind most people really enjoy."
• “Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.”
• “The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.”

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