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Thorne Smith

Thorne Smith (1892-1934) was an American writer of fantasy fiction

Books:

  • Topper (1926). This and its 1932 sequel, Topper Takes a Trip were probably Smith's most famous work, about a respectable banker called Cosmo Topper and his misadventures with a couple of ghosts, Marion and George Kerby. It was made into a film for MGM by Hal Roach[?] in 1937; the cast included Cary Grant as George Kerby. The books were adapted into an American television series beginning in 1953, with Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper, Robert Sterling[?] and Anne Jeffreys[?] as the ghosts. 78 episodes were made: the pilot episode and a few of the early episodes were written by Stephen Sondheim.
  • Dream's End (1927)
  • The Stray Lamb (1929)
  • Did She Fall? (1930)
  • The Night Life of the Gods (1931)
  • Turnabout (1931)
  • The Bishop's Jaegers (1932)
  • Rain in the Doorway (1933)
  • Skin and Bones (1933)
  • The Glorious Pool (1934)



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