Biography for
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Date of Birth

20 November 1939, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Richard Remick Smothers

Spouse

Denby Franklin	(4 January 1997 - present)
Lorraine Martin	(19 September 1986 - 30 May 1994) (divorced) 2 children
Linda Miller	(31 October 1972 - 15 April 1982) (divorced)
Linda Miller	(31 October 1959 - 9 April 1969) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Younger brother of Tom Smothers.

Dick and his brother, Tom, were born on Governor's Island in New York Harbor. Their father, who was stationed on the military base on that island, moved his pregnant wife there to be close to him.

Brother-in-law of casting director Marcy Carriker.

Attended San Jose State University in California.

Dick's father was a POW in WW II and died during the Bataan Death march.

Graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California in 1957.

Personal Quotes

"There's a dumbing down of the schools. It's all around." (Chicago Tribune interview, November 28, 2002)