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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.
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 attended the Ohio State University.
Internationally recognized as one of the preeminent humorists in American history, Columbus’s native son, James Thurber, created an unparalleled array of some three dozen books: short stories, autobiography, plays, fables, biography, books for young readers, and humor: parodies, spoofs, farces, self-deprecating narratives, hilarious caricatures,...
James Thurber was a humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist known for his quirky and relatable characters and themes.
James Thurber was a humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist known for his quirky and relatable characters and themes.
Aug 31, 2003 · The quintessential New Yorker writer and artist: the humorist James Thurber in 1944. Photograph by Irving Penn / Courtesy Irving Penn Foundation. Is the name of James Thurber, once a byword...
A website devoted to James Thurber, the twentieth century's preeminent humorist, cartoonist, children's book author, playwright, short story writer, and essayist.
James Thurber. News and Events. Current exhibits, presentations, readings, and other notable Thurber occasions. An Unaired Television Pilot Based on James Thurber. Loosely based! This 27-minute pilot starring comic actor Orson Bean was created in 1960, but never aired on television. It's popped up on YouTube.
James Thurber, who died at 66 last week, a month after an emergency operation to relieve a blood clot on the brain, was an aphorist of sad truths who mourned his times with laughter.
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.
