- James Thurber - Wikipedia
James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker and collected in his numerous books
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James Thurber was an American writer and cartoonist, whose well-known and highly acclaimed writings and drawings picture the urban man as one who escapes into fantasy because he is befuddled and beset by a world that he neither created nor understands
- Thurber House — About James Thurber — Literary Center and . . .
James Thurber was a humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist known for his quirky and relatable characters and themes
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Transcripts and recordings of interviews and speeches given by Thurber, documents from his time spent at the United States embassy in Paris, and correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and publishers are also included
- James Thurber - New World Encyclopedia
Hailed as the greatest contributor to American humor writing since Mark Twain, Thurber wrote hundreds of essays, and short stories, that often featured gender battles between dominant women and little men as in his The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Catbird Seat
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James Thurber was an American writer and artist One of the most popular humorists (writers of clever humor) of his time, Thurber celebrated in stories and in cartoons the comic frustrations of eccentric yet ordinary people
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Born December 8, 1894, in Columbus, OH; died of pneumonia following a stroke, November 2, 1961, in New York, NY; buried in Columbus, OH; son of Charles Leander (name later changed to Lincoln; a politician) and Mary Agnes (Fisher) Thurber; married Althea Adams, May 20, 1922 (divorced, May 24, 1935); married Helen Muriel Wismer, June 25, 1935; chi
- Thurber House — Literary Center and James Thurber Museum
Thurber House is a non-profit literary arts center and museum located in the home of humor writer and cartoonist James Thurber Programs include the Thurber Prize for American Humor, writer residencies, author readings, writing classes for children and adults, and a museum of Thurber memorabilia
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