An American journalist and humorist, he is known for Low Man on a Totem Pole, a World War II-era bestselling humor book. He published his autobiography, To Hell in a Handbasket, in 1962.
He dropped out of high school and began working for the Huntington Press in the early 1920s. He later worked as a feature writer for the New York World-Telegram.
He claimed to have taken the first legal drink once Prohibition was repealed.
He was born in Illinois and was raised in Ohio and Indiana. In 1927, he married Nelle Mae Simpson.
He and Michael Herr both wrote for Esquire magazine.
H Allen Smith Age
How old is H Allen Smith? He was born in 1907, he was 115 years old at the time of his death.
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H Allen Smith Wiki
| Famous as | Autobiographer |
|---|---|
| Age | 115 years old |
| Birthday | December 19, 1907 |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Date of Death | February 24, 1976 |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Height | N/A |
| Weight | N/A |
Quotes by H Allen Smith
The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists.
— H Allen Smith
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks.
— H Allen Smith