L.A. Unleashed
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April 9, 2008
Books
Like a lot of Times readers who opened the Jan. 10 paper to the sad news of Jack Smith’s death, I’ve spent a little time thinking back to my favorite Jack Smith columns.
Jan. 15, 1996
California
Denise Bresson “Denny” Smith, the mainstay of many of the Los Angeles Times columns written by her husband, Jack Smith, died Monday.
April 13, 2004
Entertainment & Arts
The words are fictitious. The event is not.
Aug. 8, 1992
Travel & Experiences
Over his 42 years with The Times, Jack Smith formed a bond with readers.
Feb. 14, 2008
Re “Jack Smith, Urbane and Wry Times Columnist, Dies,” Jan. 10: Jack Smith was a gentle soul who wrote about life in an ever-changing city we know as Los Angeles.
Jan. 11, 1996
Television
He was known as “the Man With the Smile in His Voice.”
July 10, 2006
Archives
The life and work of longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Jack Smith will be honored Saturday.
May 29, 1996
Movies
Jack Smight, a film maker whose name is familiar from his many movie credits, writes to solace me about my problems in being named Jack Smith.
Feb. 17, 1985
I have never found any advantage in being named Jack Smith. I don’t especially dislike the name.
July 29, 1991