About Richard B. Smith
Lived 1901 – 1935 (aged 33). Richard B. Smith was an American lyricist, songwriter and author.
Richard Bernhard Smith (September 29, 1901 – September 28, 1935) was an American lyricist who wrote the words for the popular Christmas song "Winter Wonderland", which was composed by Felix Bernard.
Smith was born on September 29, 1901, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the son of Eliza (Brunig) and John H. Smith, a partner with a glass manufacturing plant. His family was Episcopalian. He graduated Honesdale School in 1920 and attended Pennsylvania State College. Smith married Jean Connor, of Scranton, on March 30, 1930. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1931. He succumbed to the disease on September 28, 1935, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He was 33. He was buried in Glen Dyberry Cemetery in Honesdale.
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American lyricist (1901-1935)
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Richard B. Smith was born on 29 September 1901.
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Richard B. Smith died on 28 September 1935.
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Richard B. Smith was a lyricist, songwriter and author.
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