SMITH Lois
Date of birth : March 1st, 1928, Brooklyn.
Once graduated, she worked as a writer at the Time magazine. Being a woman, she had to work hard to
prove her worth. She looked for other
jobs as reporter, but the doors were closed. She finally started to
work with Ted Saucier, the esteemed public relations agent of the Waldorf-Astoria. That was what launched her in the PR's world.
In 1985 she incorporated the PMK/HBH that Pat Kingsley had founded with Michael Maslansky, Leslee Dart and Neil Koenigsberg. PMK would become one of the world's most coveted public-relations agencies, that would define norms for newspapers and magazines. Its influence would determine the very interview questions, as to steer away from sensitive subjects like cocaine addictions and broken marriage.
Link with Marilyn
Since 1955 when Marilyn lived in New York, Lois Weber, New York representative of the Arthur Jacobs Company, accompanied Marilyn.
February 9, 1956, press conference at the Plaza Hotel to announce the shooting of "The Prince and The
Showgirl" ;,,;
February 22, 1956, en route to the New York Ambassador Hotel, for an interview with Elsa Maxwell
March 15, 1956, departure for the shooting of "Bus Stop"
June 21, 1956, press conference in the lobby of Sutton Place ,
June 22, 1956, announcement of Marilyn and Arthur Miller's wedding
June 29, 1956, press conference and announcement of the wedding imminence at Roxbury ,
July 13, 1956, Marilyn is going to England for the shooting of "The Prince and The Showgirl"
November 20, 1956, Marilyn and Arthur Miller back from England and arrived in New York