Thorne Smith

1892

(March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith.

1893

"[James] Thorne Smith [Jr.] 1893–1934." (American First Editions.

1926

Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926.

1930

With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Smith drank as steadily as his characters; James Thurber's The Years with Ross tells the story of Smith's unexplained week-long disappearance.

1933

This novel is included with Turnabout and Rain in the Doorway in The Thorne Smith 3-Decker (Sun Dial Press, 1933). Did She Fall? (1930).

1934

(March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith.

He died of a heart attack in 1934 while vacationing in Florida. ==Works== Biltmore Oswald: The Diary of a Hapless Recruit (1918).

1936

Edited by Jacob Blanck.) The Publishers’ Weekly, 130 (28 November 1936): 2134. Sprague, Don.

1937

Unusually for such a book, Mary is treated sympathetically—she does not like what she has become and tries to change. Topper was made into a 1937 film starring Cary Grant as George Kerby, Constance Bennett as Marion Kerby, and Roland Young as Cosmo Topper.

1939

Two filmed sequels followed: Topper Takes a Trip, in 1939, and Topper Returns, in 1941.

1941

Two filmed sequels followed: Topper Takes a Trip, in 1939, and Topper Returns, in 1941.

1942

Produced in 1942 as the film I Married a Witch, this novel was one of the inspirations, along with Bell, Book and Candle, for the long-running TV series Bewitched.

1945

Young reprised the role in the 1945 NBC radio summer replacement series The Adventures of Topper.

1950

With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Smith drank as steadily as his characters; James Thurber's The Years with Ross tells the story of Smith's unexplained week-long disappearance.

1953

A book of poetry. Topper (1926, copyright renewed 1953—also known as The Jovial Ghosts).

The books were adapted into an American television series, Topper, beginning in 1953, with Leo G.

1955

The pilot episode and a few of the early episodes were written by Stephen Sondheim. Dream's End (1927, copyright renewed 1955).

1979

Both a film (1940) and a short-lived 1979 television sitcom starring Sharon Gless and John Schuck (canceled after six episodes) were based on Turnabout, as to some extent was the last broadcast episode of The Original Series, "Turnabout Intruder".

1981

2 (May 1981), 19. Valone, Philip J., Jr.

1982

N.p.: The author, 1982. Bleiler, E.

1984

1 (March 1984): 25–37.




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