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Betty Smith

15 December 1896 - 17 January 1972

Born: Elisabeth Lillian Wehner, December 15, 1896, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 17, 1972, Shelton, Connecticut, United States

In her lifetime, Betty Smith penned and published a total of 4 best selling 20th Century novels ... ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1943), ''Tomorrow Will Be Better'' (1947), ''Maggie-Now'' (1958), and ''Joy in the Morning'' (1963). Fairly soon after the publication of both ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' & ''Joy in the Morning,'' they were then adapted to the 'big screen.'

What many of us were not aware of, however, is that for numerous decades prior to the penning and publication of these four, *her only written novels,* Betty Smith was a well-known and respected play-write, many plays of which she wrote with Robert (Bob) Finch, her 3rd and final husband. Below you will discover only a small few of her countless smash-hit plays.

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  • Cover of: Naked angel: a comedy in one act

    First published in 1937 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Popecastle inn: a comedy-drama in one act

    First published in 1937 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Western night: a drama in one act

    First published in 1938 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Bayou harlequinade

    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The copper bracelet: by Betty Smith and Robert Finch ...

    First published in 1938 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Near closing time: a comedy-drama in one acts

    First published in 1939 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: 25 non-royalty one-act plays for all-girl casts.

    First published in 1942 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Fun after supper

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  • Cover of: Un albero cresce a Brooklyn [microform]

    First published in 1944 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Un árbol crece en Brooklyn

    First published in 2008 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tout ira mieux demain

    First published in 2021 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tout ira mieux demain

    First published in 2021 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Joy in the morning.

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Le lys de Brooklyn

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Maggie-Now

    First published in 1958 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning

    First published in 1964 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning: A Novel (P.S.)

    First published in 2010 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn / Maggie Now

    First published in 1958 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tomorrow will be better ; a novel

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Subjects
Fiction, Betty Smith, Literature, Classic, Poverty, American, Fiction, general, Novel, Adult, Family, Historical, Christian, Faith, History, Marriage, Paperback, Audiobook, Book, Braille, Law students, Love, Married students, Story, Alcoholism, Amateur plays
Places
New York, New York City, Brooklyn, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Middle West, America, Broadway, Heaven. Williamsburg, Manhatten, New York (State), Prairie, Shenandoah
People
Americans, Brooklynite, Christians, Immigrants, Irish, Jewish
Time
20th Century, 1920s, 1938, 20th Century / 1927, 20th Century / 1912, 20th Century / Early 1920s, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Elisabeth Lillian Wehner
  • Lizzie Wehner
  • Littie Wehner
  • Elizabeth Wehner
  • Beth Wehner
  • Elizabeth Keogh
  • Elizabeth Smith
  • Betty Jones
  • Betty Smith Finch

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May 11, 2024 Edited by EagleOne3860 Edited without comment.
December 24, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire remove broken link
December 24, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire reverted to revision 10
December 24, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import