Samantha Smith
(1972-1985)
American peace activist and child actress
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Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous for her anti-war outreaches during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted.
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Samantha Reed Smith 29 June 1972 Houlton, Maine, USA
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25 August 1985 (aged 13) Auburn-Lewiston, Maine, USA
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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