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Mar 14, 2025 26 min

Robert Strauss on Lois Smith

from The Lives They're Living Hosted by Ben Yagoda

Robert Strauss is a veteran journalist and the author of three books: Daddy's Little Goalie: A Father, His Daughters, and Sports; Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents; and John Marshall: The Final Founder. His subject is his friend Lois Smith, whose distinguished acting career has spanned more than seven decades on stage, film, and television. Lois Smith's IMDB page. Smith's amazing screen test with James Dean for East of Eden. Photo: 1955 Warner Brothers publicity shot of Lois Smith.

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