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About Betty Smith

Birth

1896

Death

1972

First book

1943

Years writing

83

Biography

Betty Smith was an American playwright and novelist, who wrote the 1943 bestseller A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Betty Smith was born in Brooklyn, the very setting that inspired her most iconic work.

Although world-famous for her novels, she spent decades of her career writing and publishing plays.

Her literary talent was so versatile that it spanned from adult fiction to children's literature.

She published four bestselling novels that defined her literary legacy in the 20th century.

Two of her most beloved works, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Joy in the Morning, were successfully adapted for the big screen.