The last of the great gossip columnists

Liz Smith was an altogether gentler breed of gossip columnist, who was even liked by her subjects.

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Liz Smith: they don't make them like that any more
(Image credit: 2009 Getty Images)

Think of gossip columnists and probably JJ Hunsecker in the 1957 film The Sweet Smell of Success will spring to mind, or perhaps the real-life Hedda Hopper. From their example, you perhaps wouldn't much regret their passing.

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