Nancy Smith was the celebrity/society columnist of the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald when the city became “The Third Coast” between Hollywood and New York. She covered Nancy Reagan’s visit during the 1976 primary, then went to Washington D.C. for the 1981 and 1985 Reagan Inaugurations, and wrote columns for two newspapers during the Republican Convention of 1984. She interviewed hundreds of celebrities and famous personalities, made annual two-week visits to Hollywood where she interviewed stars, and covered the New York Film Critics Awards and Washington political events. She is a sixth-generation Texan who graduated from SMU and wrote “Dallas International with J.R. Ewing” as well as three books on Empress Eugenie and the Second Empire of France.
Dallas Celebrity in the Glamorous 1980s Era of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
When Dallas Leaders Hosted Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Taylor, and Hundreds of Superstars and Royalty
by Nancy Smith

Dallas Celebrity in the Glamorous 1980s Era of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
When Dallas Leaders Hosted Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Taylor, and Hundreds of Superstars and Royalty
by Nancy Smith
Published Dec 30, 2015
796 Pages
Genre: PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism