11 Facts About Dinitia Smith

Dinitia Smith was born on December 26,1945 and is an American author and filmmaker.

Dinitia Smith came to the United States in 1959, and lived in New York City and Westchester.

Dinitia Smith enrolled in the New York University Film School, and in 1971 obtained a Masters of Fine Arts.

Dinitia Smith continued to make documentaries, including some with American documentary filmmaker, David Grubin, and wrote several screenplays.

Dinitia Smith's films have been shown at the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.

Dinitia Smith published her first novel, The Hard Rain, in 1980.

Dinitia Smith was a contributing editor at New York magazine; from 1995 to 2006 she worked for The New York Times, where she wrote about arts and intellectual trends and ideas.

Dinitia Smith's third novel, The Illusionist, published in 1997, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Dinitia Smith's fifth novel, The Prince, is a contemporary retelling of Henry James's The Golden Bowl.

Dinitia Smith has taught at Columbia University and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.

Dinitia Smith has been married to historian and author David Nasaw since 1978.