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Liz Smith, Longtime Gossip Columnist, Dies At 94

Smith gave millions a peek into the private lives of the rich and famous through her columns. While she scored big scoops, her insider's take allowed her to shirk the usual salacious brand of gossip.
Gossip columnist Liz Smith, Donald Trump and ex-wife Ivana Trump attend <em>1001 Nights </em>together at the Big Apple Circus in November, 1987, in New York.

Liz Smith, the longtime gossip columnist whose stories earned her a celebrity that rivaled many of the A-listers she covered, died on Sunday of natural causes, Smith's literary agent Joni Evans confirmed to the Associated Press. She was 94.

Smith started her own column, titled "Liz Smith" that ran in the from 1976 to 1991, and ultimately drew millions of readers when it was syndicated

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