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'''Smiley Gray Anders, Jr.''' (November 20, 1937 &ndash; May 31, 2024) was a popular features columnist for  ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' the principal newspaper in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. His column, which ran from 1979 to 2024, consisted of a daily collection of humorous, unusual, and nostalgic anecdotes submitted by his many readers. It was the essence of the spirit of south Louisiana. He penned at least 12,500 columns. Many may have thought that Smiley was an assumed name, but it was his legal name, and it connoted with his sense of humor and good demeanor.<ref name=jrisher>Remembering Smiley Anders, his zest for life: Jan Risher | Entertainment/Life | theadvocate.com, accessed June 4, 2024.</ref>

'''Smiley Gray Anders, Jr.''' (November 20, 1937 &ndash; May 31, 2024), was a popular features columnist for  ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' the principal newspaper in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. His column, which ran from 1979 to 2024, consisted of a daily collection of humorous, unusual, and nostalgic anecdotes submitted by his many readers. It was the essence of the spirit of south Louisiana. He penned at least 12,500 columns. Many may have thought that Smiley was an assumed name, but it was his legal name, and it connoted with his sense of humor and good demeanor.<ref name=jrisher>Remembering Smiley Anders, his zest for life: Jan Risher | Entertainment/Life | theadvocate.com, accessed June 4, 2024.</ref>

==Background and career==

==Background and career==