- Date Of Birth: November 4, 1933
- Date Of Death: May 24, 2011
- State: Arizona
Bill Smart, 77, died on May 24, 2011. He was the son of Ike and Elaine Smart and was raised in the Midwest. After completing a degree in Theater from the University of Iowa, he began married life as an officer in the U. S. Army. Regardless of where he resided or what he did for a living, Bill’s passion for the arts endured, and he acted, directed, and wrote.
He and his first wife Allyn lived in Japan, Hawaii, and Maryland before leaving the Army and moving to Spain. There he wrote novels, but after the birth of a third child, he took a job with Josten’s, moved the family to Germany, and forged new business for the company across Europe.
Bill later lived in England, pursuing his love of theater and at times acting as a judge for an international student theater group. Retiring to Munds Park, Arizona, he directed numerous plays for the Pinewood Players community theater group.
Bill is survived by his three children, Kirk, Robb, and Rebekah; his grandson Eli; his son- and daughter-in-law; as well as numerous loving nieces and nephews and two brothers. Bill was generous to a fault, and cared passionately about liberal causes, but most of all he loved his children. He accepted people from all walks of life unconditionally, and always believed that theater was a life-affirming force.
