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The Texas native chronicled the lives of
Hollywood and Broadway stars, along with moguls, models and the
wealthy, starting in the 1950s.
She famously broke the news of Trump's separation from his first
wife, Ivana, in the New York Daily News, one of several papers
where she worked over the years. She also worked at New York
Newsday and the New York Post. Her column was widely syndicated,
and at her peak she earned more than $1 million a year,
according to the New York Times.
Unlike her predecessors in the gossip field, her coverage often
had less to do with scandal and more about offering readers a
window into the lives of the rich and famous.
Born Mary Elizabeth Smith in Fort Worth, she was the daughter of
a cotton broker who fell on hard times during the Great
Depression, the Times said. She later told the newspaper that
she "couldn't face" the family's poverty and fell in love with
the glamour of movies and their stars.
(Reporting by Frank McGurty; Writing by Sharon Bernstein;
Editing by Mary Milliken and Peter Cooney)
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