Edgar Smith was born on December 9, 1857 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for
Old Dutch (1915),
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) and
Song of the Roses (1929). He was married to Nanette B. Nixon, Estelle Bensel and Marietta Lydia Oliver. He died on March 8, 1938 in Bayside, New York, USA.