# Patrick D. Smith > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_D._Smith > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_D._Smith.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_D._Smith > Source revision: 1352546759 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American novelist (1927–2014) Patrick Davis Smith Born (1927-10-08)October 8, 1927 D'Lo, Mississippi Died January 26, 2014(2014-01-26) (aged 86) Merritt Island, Florida Occupation Public relations, author Language English Alma mater University of Mississippi Genre Historical fiction Notable works A Land Remembered Notable awards Order of the South Spouse Iris Doty Children Patrick Smith, Jr., Jane Smith Website patricksmithonline.com **Patrick Davis Smith**[1] (October 8, 1927 – January 26, 2014) was an American author. His work was nominated seven times for the [Pulitzer Prize](/source/Pulitzer_Prize) and five times for the [Nobel Prize for Literature](/source/Nobel_Prize_for_Literature). He was inducted into the [Florida Artists Hall of Fame](/source/Florida_Artists_Hall_of_Fame) in 1999.[2] ## Biography Born in [D'Lo, Mississippi](/source/D'Lo%2C_Mississippi), Smith graduated from the [University of Mississippi](/source/University_of_Mississippi) in 1947. On August 1, 1948, he married Iris Doty, with whom he remained until his death. He continued his studies until 1959, when he completed his [M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts) Smith worked in public affairs at Hinds Junior College until 1962 and at the [University of Mississippi](/source/University_of_Mississippi) until 1966, when he moved to Florida and took the position of Director of Public Relations at [Brevard Community College](/source/Brevard_Community_College), which became Eastern Florida State College in August 2013. Smith wrote his first novel, *The River is Home*, when he was 25. It is the story of the Skeeters, a poor family of "river rats" in Mississippi. His next novel was *Forever Island*, the story of an old [Seminole](/source/Seminole) struggling against the development of the land where he has lived his whole life. That was followed by *Allapattah*, another novel of the Seminole culture. Smith's next book, *Angel City*, is the story of a poor family's struggles after being ensnared in a migrant camp. In 1980, it was made into a [CBS](/source/CBS) movie of the week, starring [Ralph Waite](/source/Ralph_Waite) and [Jennifer Jason Leigh](/source/Jennifer_Jason_Leigh).[3] Smith's best-known work is *[A Land Remembered](/source/A_Land_Remembered)*,[4] a multi-generational novel of a family's struggles from pioneers to wealthy tycoons. He died in [Merritt Island](/source/Merritt_Island%2C_Florida), Florida, at age 86.[4] ## Bibliography Forever Island (1973) Angel City: A Novel (1978) Allapattah (1979) *[A Land Remembered](/source/A_Land_Remembered)* (1984) The River is Home (1989) The Beginning: A Novel (1998) The Last Ride (2000) In Search of the Russian Bear: An American Writer's Odyssey in the Former Soviet Union (2001) The Seas That Mourn (2003) A White Deer and Other Stories (2007) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SmithDavis_1-0)** Tasha Hines. ["Patrick D. Smith: Mississippi Writers & Musicians"](http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/patrick-smith.html). *mswritersandmusicians.com*. Mississippi Writers Project. Retrieved 2015-09-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-HallFame_2-0)** ["Patrick D. Smith, Author"](https://dos.fl.gov/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/patrick-d-smith/). *dos.myflorida.com*. [Florida Department of State](/source/Florida_Department_of_State), Division of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2015-09-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Film_3-0)** [Hal Erickson](/source/Hal_Erickson_(author)) (2014). ["Angel City (1980)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140304193845/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/2359/Angel-City/overview). Movies & TV Dept. *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/2359/Angel-City/overview) on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-14. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Obit_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Obit_4-1) Harbaugh, Pam (January 26, 2014). ["Celebrated Merritt Island novelist Patrick Smith dies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140130224456/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140126/NEWS01/140126006/Celebrated-Merritt-Island-novelist-Patrick-Smith-dies). *[Florida Today](/source/Florida_Today)*. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-14.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown)) ## External links - [Official website](http://patricksmithonline.com) - [\[1\]](http://alandremembered.com) - [Profile](http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/smith_patrick_d/) at olemiss.edu Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Other SNAC Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patrick D. Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_D._Smith) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_D._Smith?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.