Betty Smith
Born 15 December 1896 · Died 17 January 1972
Born: Elisabeth Lillian Wehner, December 15, 1896, Brooklyn, New York, United States Died: January 17, 1972, Shelton, Connecticut, United States
In her lifetime, Betty Smith penned and published a total of 4 best selling 20th Century novels ... ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1943), ''Tomorrow Will Be Better'' (1947), ''Maggie-Now'' (1958), and ''Joy in the Morning'' (1963). Fairly soon after the publication of both ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' & ''Joy in the Morning,'' they were then adapted to the 'big screen.'
What many of us were not aware of, however, is that for numerous decades prior to the penning and publication of these four, her only written novels, Betty Smith was a well-known and respected play-write, many plays of which she wrote with Robert (Bob) Finch, her 3rd and final husband. Below you will discover only a small few of her countless smash-hit plays.
Books by Betty Smith in order
Books by Betty Smith in the order they were published, from Murder in the Snow (1938) to Gift, the Grief, the Glory (2022).
- 1Murder in the SnowMurder in the Snow1938
- 2A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1943 - 3Tomorrow Will Be Better
Tomorrow Will Be Better1947 - 4Maggie-now
Maggie-now1958 - 5Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning1963 - 6Maggie-now, Revised by the AuthorMaggie-now, Revised by the Author1976
- 7River Baby
River Baby1980 - 8Very Special Present, the P
Very Special Present, the P1980 - 9Boy Jesus, the P (Stories of Jesus (Lutterworth))
Boy Jesus, the P (Stories of Jesus (Lutterworth))1987 - 10Friends of Jesus P (Stories of Jesus (Lutterworth))
Friends of Jesus P (Stories of Jesus (Lutterworth))1987 - 11Bir Genc Kiz Yetisiyor
Bir Genc Kiz Yetisiyor2007 - 12Un árbol crece en Brooklyn
Un árbol crece en Brooklyn2008 - 13MaggieNow
PS Paperback
MaggieNow
PS Paperback2012 - 14Mañana puede ser un gran día
Mañana puede ser un gran día2015 - 15Le Lys de Brooklyn (Littérature étrangère) (French Edition)Le Lys de Brooklyn (Littérature étrangère) (French Edition)2016
- 16Creix Un Arbre a Brooklyn
Creix Un Arbre a Brooklyn2018 - 17Love Flamingos
Love Flamingos2019 - 18Mutluluğun Şafağı
Mutluluğun Şafağı2020 - 19Bir Hic Icin
Bir Hic Icin2021 - 20King's PlannerKing's Planner2021
- 21Tout Ira Mieux Demain
Tout Ira Mieux Demain2021 - 22Gift, the Grief, the GloryGift, the Grief, the Glory2022
- 23Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith (1976) Library BindingJoy in the Morning by Betty Smith (1976) Library Binding
- 24Tomorrow Will Be Better ; a NovelTomorrow Will Be Better ; a Novel