Biography of james thurber

Thurber is born on December 8 in Columbus, Ohio, on a self-described "night of wild portent." He is the second son born to Mary Fisher Thurber and Charles L. Thurber, after older brother William and before younger brother Robert.

In Washington, DC, where the family is living temporarily, Thurber is shot in the eye while playing a bow-and-arrow game with his brothers. This causes blindness in one eye; sight in his other eye continues to fail throughout his adult life due to a condition called sympathetic ophthalmia.

Thurber attends Sullivant Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio.

Thurber attends Douglas Junior High School, where he writes his Class Prophecy, featuring himself as an unlikely hero in an active world (hinting perhaps at a Walter Mitty character?).

Thurber attends East High School, is elected class president in his senior year, and graduates with honors.

Thurber starts studies at The Ohio State University, commuting by trolley fr

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James Thurber

American cartoonist, author, reporter, and playwright (–)

For the political forskare, see James A. Thurber.

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Born	James Grover Thurber ()December 8, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 2, () (aged&#;66) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Cartoonist author humorist journalist playwright
Period	–
Genre	Short stories, cartoons, essays
Subject	Humor, language
Notable works
Spouse	Althea Adams &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Helen Wismer &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#;
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James Grover Thurber (December 8, – November 2, ) 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.

Thurber was one of the most popular humorists of his time and celebrat

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ABOUT JAMES THURBER

After talking for years about writing a play together, Thurber and fellow Phi Kappa Psi brother, Elliott Nugent, collaborated in on a comedy play called The Male Animal. The play became a Broadway hit and was such a success that it was turned into a movie in starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland.

In , Thurber’s short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” was adapted into a feature film starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, and others. In , A Thurber Carnival, a play based on Thurber’s book The Thurber Carnival and directed by Burgess Meredith, opened on Broadway. Thurber portrayed himself in 88 performances and won a Tony Award for the adapted script.

Thurber wrote dozens of books over the course of his life, including Is Sex Necessary? (), My Life and Hard Times (), The Last Flower (), Fables for Our Time (), My World and Welcome To It (), Many Moons (), The Thurber Carnival (), The White Deer (), The 13 Clocks