Natural blonde: a memoir

Liz Smith

Hyperion, Sep 19, 2000 - Biography & Autobiography - 460 pages

From Tallulah Bankhead to Joan Crawford to the Kennedys and Madonna, the ultimate insider, Liz Smith has hobnobbed, air-kissed, and lunched with just about everybody whos been anybody over the last half centuryand then rushed to tell the world all about it. Now, in this candid, down-to-earth autobiography, she tells all about herself, and does it with the kind of style and warmth that has made her one of the most widely read columnists in history. But she wasnt always famous, and in Natural Blonde she reveals how a young woman from rural Texas came to New York hell-bent on making something of her life. From her salad days as a small-time reporter, typist, and proofreader to her triumphs at the Daily News, Newsday, New York Post and her 1995 Emmy for reporting, Liz tells what its really like to be seen and heard by millions of people every day. One of the most quoted people of our time, she offers a rare, private peek into the real person behind the witty quips and media coverage. Certainly one of the most eagerly anticipated autobiographies in years, Natural Blonde will give Liz Smith readers the item theyve been waiting forthe ultimate inside scoop from the Grande Dame of dish.A selection of Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club.

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Review: Natural Blonde: a memoir

User Review  - Lisa - Goodreads

This should be between a two and a three stars. Listened to it while cleaning house (a bit of fluff to occupy my mind while dusting, mopping, etc...) and was surpised by a good deal of the first half. I think I enjoyed it more hearing it in her voice than I would have reading it in book form.

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User Review  - Cahners Business Information.

"Gossip is news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress," says celebrity columnist Smith, who reads her own work. After 50 years in New York, and now in her late 70s, she still speaks with a ...

Contents

• DaddySloan: 10
• Hemphill Street: 19
• Lower Education: 29

About the author

Smith was a memorable writer-editor for Sports Illustrated and Cosmopolitan. Her bylined column has appeared daily since 1976 and is syndicated to millions of readers in over 70 newspapers. She won the Matrix Award for journalism and on Emmy Award for TV reporting at WNBC.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Natural blonde: a memoir
• Author: Liz Smith
• Edition: illustrated, large print
• Publisher: Hyperion, 2000
• ISBN: 0786863250, 9780786863259
• Length: 460 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers; Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Gossip columnists; Gossip columnists - United States; Gossip columnists/ United States/ Biography; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies; Large type books; Smith, Liz; Social Science / Media Studies