Betty Smith
Betty Smith was an American playwright and novelist, who wrote the 1943 bestseller A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Awards
- 🏆 Hopwood Award
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1896
Born
Birth1972
Died
Death
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