Betty Smith was quite the woman. She lived here in Chapel Hill NC for much of her life. Her papers are here at UNC.
I recently heard a biography lecture about her by Valerie Yow that profiled Betty Smith’s entire life.
Betty’s favorite phrase when caught fabricating a lie when she was young...”Well, that’s the way it should have been!”
Betty Smith answered all the soldier’s letters. Valerie read all of them in writing her book.
Absolutely loved the movie. So much so I ran out and bought the novel and loved that.