Sally Bedell Smith

Sally Bedell Smith (born 1948) is an American historian and best selling author specializing in the history of American broadcasting and American political figures. She is married to former U.S. News & World Report editor Stephen G. Smith.

Career

Sally Bedell Smith spent her early career working at "Time magazine", "TV Guide", and "The New York Times". She won the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award in 1982, and became a fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in 1986. In 1996, Smith joined "Vanity Fair" as contributing editor, where she remains as of October 2007.

Bibliography

*"Up the Tube: Prime-Time TV and the Silverman Years" (as Sally Bedell; 1981; ISBN 0-670-51385-7)
*"In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley: The Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle" (1990; ISBN 0-671-61735-4)
*"Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman" (1996; ISBN 0-684-80950-8)
*"Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess" (1999; ISBN 0-8129-3030-4)
*"Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House" (2004, ISBN 1-84513-003-0)
*"For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton in the White House" (2007, ISBN 1-4000-6324-8)

External links

* [http://sallybedellsmith.com/ Sally Bedell Smith's website]
* [http://www.chelseaforum.com/speakers/Smith.htm Biography] at The Chelsea Forum, a speakers bureau