Warren Allen Smith
Warren Allen Smith (October 27, 1921 – January 9, 2017) was an American writer, humanist and gay rights activist. A World War II veteran and an outspoken atheist, he dubbed himself as "the atheist in a foxhole". Biography From 1942 to 1946, Smith served in the U.S. Army, having taken part in the "Omaha" beach landing on Normandy in 1944. He insisted that the religious affiliation inscription on his dogtag was 'None', instead of the usual P (for Protestant), C (Catholic) or H (Hebrew - Jewish). In 1961, Smith started the Variety Recording Studio, a major independent company off Broadway, New York City, with his business partner and longtime companion Fernando Rodolfo de Jesus Vargas Zamora. Smith ran the company for almost thirty years (1961–90). In 1969, Smith participated in the Stonewall riots. Smith was one of the signatories of the 1973 Humanist Manifesto II as well as the Humanist Manifesto III in 2003. In 2015, Smith took control the website Philosopedia, int ...
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