Howard Smith

Howard Smith may refer to:

Howard Smith (director)

Howard Smith (December 10, 1936 – May 1, 2014) was an American Oscar winning film director, producer, journalist, screenwriter, actor and radio broadcaster.

Biography

Howard Smith was born in Brooklyn in 1936 and raised in Newark, New Jersey where his parents, Charles and Sadie (née Heitner) Smith, owned a cigar store. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. He was interested in inventions when he was a youngster. He attended Pace College in New York City but left to write poetry. Smith started his career as a photographer. His work appeared in Life, Newsweek and many other national publications.

Journalist

Several years later, Smith pursued journalism from another perspective and became a writer for more than thirty years. His articles appeared in newspapers and magazines ranging from Playboy to The New York Times; from the Ladies Home Journal to The Village Voice.

He wrote regularly for the New York City based weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, in the 1960s and 1970s. One of his regular columns was "Scenes". Smith was hired by Village Voice co-founder Dan Wolf and continued to write for them until 1989.

Howard Smith (footballer)

Howard Smith (7 March 1878 – 10 August 1909) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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