Howard Smith (director)

Howard Smith was an American Oscarwinning film director, producer, journalist, screenwriter, actor and radio broadcaster.

Howard Smith was born in Brooklyn in 1936 and raised in Newark, New Jersey where his parents, Charles and Sadie 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.

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