John Allen Miner Thomas
John Allen Miner Thomas was an American author.
He was born John Allen Miner, the son of Henry Clay Miner and his second wife Anne O'Neill. His father died when he was one month old, and his mother married Allan Mason Thomas three years later. When John was 14 he was adopted by his stepfather and changed his name.
He graduated from Yale University in 1922, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. His only novel was Dry Martini, an account of Americans in Paris. It was adapted into a 1928 film starring Mary Astor. Thomas died as a result of alcoholism.
