In Popular Culture
- Smathers Beach, a popular Key West destination, is named after the senator.
- The handsome politician was known as "Gorgeous George", after the famous professional wrestler who appeared under that monicker, by his detractors.
- Smathers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and was frequently a guest on Larry King Live and other news programs.
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