About Clarence O. Smith
Lived 1933 – 2025 (aged 91–92). Clarence O. Smith was a publisher and businessperson.
Clarence O. Smith (March 31, 1933 – April 21, 2025) was an American media executive. He was one of the four original founders of Essence magazine and served as the company's president, in charge of advertising and marketing, through 2002. He attended City College of New York.
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American media executive
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Clarence O. Smith was born in 1933.
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Clarence O. Smith died in 2025.
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Clarence O. Smith was a publisher and businessperson.
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