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Howard Smith, Legendary Voice Writer, Dead at 77
Tessa Stuart
Howard Smith, the Voice's legendary "Scenes" columnist, passed away on Thursday. He was 77.
Smith was born in Manhattan and grew up, with his sister Barbara Tripp, in New Jersey. "Howard was incredible, extraordinary writer, extremely articulate, and in grade school always questioning the teachers," Tripp recalls. "He left college" -- Smith matriculated at Pace but dropped out after a year -- "because he thought that they were inhibiting his writing." He started writing for the Voice almost immediately, and his byline appeared in the paper's pages through 1989.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/05/howard_smith_legendary_voice_writer_dead_at_77.php
