Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, died Sunday at the age of 94. For more than a quarter-century, Smith's column — titled simply "Liz Smith" — was one of the most widely read in the world. "I was fortunate enough to work with the amazing Liz Smith," Al Roker tweeted. "Liz Smith was the definition of a lady," actor James Woods tweeted. For nearly 30 years, Smith bounced from job to job: publicist for singer Kaye Ballard; assistant to Mike Wallace and Candid Camera creator Allen Funt; ghostwriter for Igor Cassini's "Cholly Knickerbocker" gossip column.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2017 13:43 UTC