| 1943 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Smith's nostalgic treatment of tenement life in the Williamsburg section of New York City at the beginning of the century is a popular success. The author, with George Abbott, would adapt it as a musical in 1951. Smith was the author of many one-act plays. Her other novels include Tomorrow Will Be Better (1948), Maggie-Now (1958), and Joy in the Morning (1964). |
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