Natural Blonde, Liz Smith
Natural Blonde, Liz Smith
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Natural Blonde
A Memoir

Author: Liz Smith

Narrator: Liz Smith

Abridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2000


Synopsis

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 who's been anybody over the last half-century--and 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. Liz Smith wasn't always famous, and in Natural Blonde she revals 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 and proofreader to her triumphs at the Daily News, Newsday, New York Post and her 1995 Emmy for reporting, Liz tells what it is 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 they've been waiting for--the ultimate inside scoop from the "Grande Dame of Dish."

About The Author

Liz Smith was born in Fort Worth Texas, and began her media career in the 1950s as a pioneering news producer with Mike Wallace at CBS Radio in New York City. Known as the highest-paid female print journalist in the world, Liz's daily column is now syndicated nationally to millions of eager readers in over 70 newspapers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ary on April 15, 2022

Early years were enjoyable, but most of it was a boring career recap.......more

Goodreads review by David Jay on July 17, 2015

I had extremely mixed feelings about this book. First let me say that Liz Smith was a HUGE figure to me during my teenage years. I read her newspaper column daily, watched her on "Live at Five" whenever she was on. To my awkward Brooklyn self, she symbolized a gateway to a glamourous world. But much......more

Goodreads review by Anita on June 20, 2018

Overlong gossip columnist memoir. Some fun dish and behind the scenes stuff.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on August 29, 2009

Fun read but this book begs for editing. Anyone that writes their life story and needs this many pages has to be a little full of themselves.......more

Goodreads review by Mediaman on March 24, 2023

Eye-opening memoir that gets very gritty and manages to insult just about every famous person Liz Smith knew while also praising them. It's an odd tactic to tell dirty stories about big names and reveal secrets while she also admits to her own giant lack of ethics. All done for entertainment purpose......more