Bernard Smith (editor)

Bernard Smith
BornSeptember 20, 1907
DiedDecember 21, 1999
Alma materCity University of New York
Occupation(s)Literary editor, film producer
RelativesEmil L. Smith (brother)

Bernard Smith (September 20, 1907 – December 21, 1999) was an American literary editor, film producer, and literary critic. He is best remembered for his work at the Knopf publishing house, where he edited B. Traven, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett, and Langston Hughes.