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Thorne Smith

Thorne Smith, American author (died 1934)

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Born
March 27, 1892
Died
June 21, 1934
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1892

About Thorne Smith

James Thorne Smith, Jr. 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, frequent drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Box 5365; Rockville, Md.. "A Thorne Smith Checklist." Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions, 3, no. 4 (April 1993): 19. His first novel, Vice Versa, published in 1882, contains elements to be found in Smith’s work.

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Thorne Smith timeline

  1. His first novel, Vice Versa, published in 1882, contains elements to be found in Smith’s work.
  2. Box 5365; Rockville, Md.. "A Thorne Smith Checklist." Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions, 3, no. 4 (April 1993): 19.

The world when Thorne Smith was born

Thorne Smith was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
  • Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

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Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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