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Thorne Smith | |
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 Smith in the mid-1920s | |
| Born | James Thorne Jr March 27, 1892 Annapolis, Maryland |
| Died | June 20, 1934 (aged 42) Florida |
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| Period | 1918–1934, 1941 (posthumously) |
| Genre | Comic fantasy fiction, mystery, poetry, screenwriting |
| Notable works | Topper |
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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.