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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.
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- 1929–1961
- Short stories, cartoons, essays
- Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Apr 11, 2024 · 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.
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James Grover Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1894 to Mary Agnes “Mame” Fisher and Charles Leander Thurber. Thurber's father, Charles, was a civil clerk whose frequent job changes moved the Thurber family from house to house during Thurber’s childhood, mostly on the east side of Columbus. Thurber’s mother, Mame, was a ...
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James Grover Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1894 to Mary Agnes “Mame” Fisher and Charles Leander Thurber. Thurber's father, Charles, was a civil clerk whose frequent job changes moved the Thurber family from house to house during Thurber’s childhood, mostly on the east side of Columbus.
- 77 Jefferson Avenue Columbus, OH 43215
- thurberhouse@thurberhouse.org
- (614) 464-1032
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...
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 ...
James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894–November 2, 1961) was a U.S. humorist and cartoonist. He had begun his career as a journalist, but made his mark with prose writing.
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