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Thorne Smith
Smith in the mid-1920s
Born
James Thorne Jr (1892-03-27)March 27, 1892 Annapolis, Maryland
Died
June 20, 1934(1934-06-20) (aged 42) Florida
Occupation
Author
Period
1918–1934, 1941 (posthumously)
Genre
Comic fantasy fiction, mystery, poetry, screenwriting
Notable works
Topper
Website
www.thornesmith.net
James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s.
Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore, and attended Dartmouth College. Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926. He was an early resident of Free Acres, a social experimental community developed by Bolton Hall according to the economic principles of Henry George, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.[1] He died of a heart attack in 1934 while vacationing in Florida.
^Buchan, Perdita. "Utopia, NJ", New Jersey Monthly, February 7, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "Free Acres had some famous residents in those heady early days: actors James Cagney and Jersey City–born Victor Kilian, writers Thorne Smith (Topper) and MacKinlay Kantor (Andersonville), and anarchist Harry Kelly, who helped found the Ferrer Modern School, centerpiece of the anarchist colony at Stelton in present-day Piscataway."
James ThorneSmith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline ThorneSmith. He...
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adapting to life out of his parents' control; Alison Parker (Courtney Thorne-Smith), a receptionist at D&D Advertising; Jake Hanson (Grant Show), a struggling...
seventh season, he begins a relationship with Lyndsey McElroy (Courtney Thorne-Smith), the mother of one of Jake's friends. Their relationship is temporarily...
featuring C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton, Harley Jane Kozak and Courtney Thorne-Smith. It was the last film from Aurora Productions due to many flops. The...
D&D Advertising, where Amanda (Heather Locklear) and Allison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) were employed. During the first part of the sixth season of Beverly...
including Dalton Trumbo, is based on the 1941 novel The Passionate Witch by ThorneSmith, who died before he could finish it; it was completed by Norman H. Matson...
Even worse, Billy is now married to fellow lawyer Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith), who later joins Cage & Fish. The triangle among the three forms the...
island of Hawaii. On June 2, 2000, Conrad and Hollywood actress Courtney Thorne-Smith impulsively got married but the two split 7 months later. At an art auction...
in the Lifetime Movie Sorority Wars starring Lucy Hale and Courtney Thorne-Smith. She also guest starred on The CW's One Tree Hill as Sara, the spirit...
episode, forcing Jim and the band to practice in the attic. Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl Mabel-Orenthal (seasons 1–8): Jim's wife, as well as Dana and...
in the feast. Absent: Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana and Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl 159 13 "I Drink Your Milkshake" Dennis Capps John D. Beck &...
Martin; seasons 7–9), Jake's best friend. His mother Lyndsey (Courtney Thorne-Smith) dates Alan. Eldridge is a very dim-witted drummer and somewhat of a...
Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Doug Savant, Grant Show, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Daphne Zuniga, Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton and Marcia Cross. A...
Hayman and written by Michelle Lovretta. It stars Lucy Hale, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Phoebe Strole, Amanda Schull, Rob Mayes, and Faith Ford. The film was...
prosecution for obscenity. Another American writer in a similar vein was ThorneSmith, whose works (such as Topper and The Night Life of the Gods) were popular...
screenplay with Judith Sherman Wolin. It stars Mariska Hargitay, Courtney Thorne-Smith and JoAnn Willette. The film follows the adventures of three high school...
on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018. "Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith Host Hallmark Channel "2018 June Weddings Preview Special"". The Futon Critic...
Aaron Spelling soap opera Melrose Place. He starred opposite Courtney Thorne-Smith, whom he later dated. Shue stayed on the show for six years. During this...
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