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- Cecil Smith was born on May 22, 1917 in Marlow, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Dick Powell Theatre (1961), Temple Houston (1963) and The All New Truth or Consequences (1950). He was married to Cleo Mandicos. He died on July 11, 2009 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
- SpouseCleo Mandicos(? - July 11, 2009) (his death, 3 children)
- Los Angeles Times television critic from 1953-1982.
- From 1938 to 1941, he wrote radio plays, and after the war he wrote 50 television scripts.
- He was a captain in the Army Air Force during WWII and flew a B-24 Liberator in the South Pacific.
- He earned a history degree at Stanford University and a subsequent degree at UCLA.
- Until I began writing a daily TV column in 1958, I also worked on more substantial stories for The [Los Angeles] Times, like panty raids and Iowa picnics. But TV as an entertainment medium and an art form has annoyed me and frustrated me and puzzled me and depressed me, but has totally fascinated me for three decades. It was one of the best jobs in this flea-bitten racket.
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