intelligence of the author vs. intelligence of the characters

I'm not even sure how I got started thinking about this, but all of
Salinger's characters(I was focusing on the Glass family when I thought of
this though) are smart, to say the least. And while I've never really
researched Salinger or his life, I think it's safe to call him an
intelligent man. So what I'm wondering is, does the intelligence of the
author impact the intelligence of the characters? Would it be hard for a
"dumb" author to create a smart character, or for a smart author to create a
dumb character? Or do you think that in most cases, the author doesn't think
about the characters intelligence(except in cases where it somehow effects
the book), and because of that, the characters end up reflecting the authors
intelligence?

Meghan

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