Sally Bedell Smith
Author of Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
About the Author
Sally Bedell Smith is a historian and bestselling author of biographies of William S. Paley, Pamela Harriman, Diana Princess of Wales, John and Jacqueline Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles. Smith is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. She has worked at Time show more and The New York Times, where she was a cultural news reporter. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Sally Bedell Smith at the 2012 National Book Festival By Slowking4 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21582343
Works by Sally Bedell Smith
In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley : The Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle (1990) 136 copies, 4 reviews
Christmas secret 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Education
- Wheaton College
Columbia University - Occupations
- journalist
- Organizations
- Time
TV Guide
The New York Times
Vanity Fair - Awards and honors
- Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award, 1982
Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, Fellow, 1986
Radnor High School's Hall of Fame, November 2008 - Short biography
- Sally Bedell Smith (born 1948) is an American historian and best selling author specializing in the history of American broadcasting and American political figures. She is married to former U.S. News & World Report editor Stephen G. Smith. Sally Bedell Smith spent her early career working at Time magazine, TV Guide, and The New York Times. She won the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award in 1982, and became a fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in 1986. In 1996, Smith joined Vanity Fair as contributing editor, where she remains as of October 2007.
She graduated from Radnor High School in 1966, and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in November 2008.
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Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy… by Sally Bedell-Smith
Read 5.2024
So Prince Charles turns out to be a complicated man. By turns sad, morose, furious, lashing out, unsure of himself, taking on causes and doing good work, foisting ill-informed opinions on everything you can think of, etc., etc. He nearly wore me out in this book alone, which makes as good a story out of all those bits as possible. But I stand by my long-held conviction that there are quite a few people in the royal family who sure as heck need a JOB.
Very well researched but quite dull.
70 years after the death of George VI comes a biography of his marriage to the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. "Bertie" and Elizabeth became symbols of hope during the dark days of WWII, and their example set the stage for the longest reign in British history, that of their daughter Elizabeth II. Their unexpected rise to the roles of King and Queen, caused by the abdication of Edward VIII, saw them meet the challenge head on and win their way into the people's hearts.
This book is extremely readable. I have no problems giving this a 5-star rating. It deserves it and much more.… (more)
This book is extremely readable. I have no problems giving this a 5-star rating. It deserves it and much more.… (more)
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