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Betty Smith

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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American author (1896–1972)

Born 15 December 1896
Died 17 January 1972

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  • Cover of: A tree grows in Brooklyn
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    Cover of edition bulukelinyoukesh0000smit Cover of edition treegrowsinbrook0000unse_l5e3 Cover of edition treegrowsinbrook0000bett_q3y9 Cover of edition treegrowsinbrook00smit_0 Cover of edition treegrowsinbrook0000smit_u0w0 Cover of edition treegrowsinbrook0000unse_e9l7 Cover of edition isbn_B008VIPEU4 Cover of edition isbn_9780816158133 Cover of edition isbn_9780808514626 First published in 1943 — 87 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomorrow will be better: a novel.
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    First published in 1947 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomorrow Will Be Better

    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Maggie-Now

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning: Author of ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn''
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    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Maggie-Now
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    Cover of edition maggienow0000smit First published in 1958 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Un árbol crece en Brooklyn

    First published in 2010 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Gift, the Grief, the Glory: The Glory Continues

    First published in 2022 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Tree Grows in Brooklyn (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning (Perennial Library)
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    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning: A Novel

    First published in 2020 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: CHARLES DICKENS A Christmas Carol: with Connections

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Murder in the snow: a one-act drama of the West

    First published in 1938 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Youth takes over: or, When a man's sixteen, a comedy of high school days in three acts
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    First published in 1939 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: LOVE FLAMINGOS

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Joy in the Morning (Bantam Books #S2808)

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A treasury of non-royalty one-act plays

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

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American author (1896–1972)

Born 15 December 1896
Died 17 January 1972

Subjects

Fiction, Betty Smith, Literature, Classic, Poverty, American, Fiction, general, Novel, Adult, Family, Historical, Christian, Faith, History, Marriage, Paperback, Amateur plays, Audiobook, Book, Braille, Law students, Love, Married students, Story, Alcoholism

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