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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...
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  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (category Works by James Thurber)
    Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in The New Yorker on March...
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  • The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is...
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  • Walter Jackson Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's first short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," first published in The New Yorker...
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  • The Catbird Seat (category Works by James Thurber)
    by James Thurber. The story first appeared in The New Yorker on November 14, 1942. The story was also published in the 1945 anthology The Thurber Carnival...
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  • Thurber (1821-1890), American naturalist and writer James Thurber (1894–1961), American humorist and cartoonist, often known simply as Thurber James A...
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    James Allen Thurber (born May 29, 1943) is university distinguished professor of government and founder (1979) and former director (1979-2016) of the...
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  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film) (category Films based on works by James Thurber)
    comedy film, loosely based on the 1939 short story of the same name by James Thurber. The film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader (later...
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    and Humor About William James Sidis – Part One". thelogics.org. Retrieved March 4, 2016. Manley, Jared L. ("James Thurber") (August 14, 1937). "Where...
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  • My World and Welcome to It (category Works by James Thurber)
    sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a...
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    historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting...
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    the nine-member ensemble of the 1960 Broadway revue A Thurber Carnival, adapted by James Thurber from his own works. She played several characters throughout...
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    story of a protagonist's coming-of-age—cast in the form of a fable. James Thurber used the ancient fable style in his books Fables for Our Time (1940)...
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    Perelman, Philip Roth, George Saunders, J. D. Salinger, Irwin Shaw, James Thurber, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and E. B. White. Publication of Shirley...
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  • The Unicorn in the Garden (category Works by James Thurber)
    Unicorn in the Garden" is a short story written by James Thurber. One of the most famous of Thurber's humorous modern fables, it first appeared in The New...
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  • The Night the Bed Fell (category Works by James Thurber)
    "The Night the Bed Fell" is a short story published by American author James Thurber in 1933. The story is a brief account of an event that took place at...
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    Ellen in the episode "The Secret Life of James Thurber", based on the works of the American humorist James Thurber, in the CBS anthology series The DuPont...
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  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film) (category Films based on works by James Thurber)
    Scott, Kathryn Hahn, and Sean Penn. The second film adaptation of James Thurber's 1939 short story of the same name, it follows a maladaptive daydreamer...
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    children's picture book of the same name (2007). The American writer James Thurber wrote a satirical short story called "The Little Girl and the Wolf"...
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    the first documented use occurred in a 1942 humorous short story by James Thurber titled "The Catbird Seat", which features a character, Mrs. Barrows...
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    Franklin Park Biographical museums include the Thurber House (documenting the life of cartoonist James Thurber), the Jack Nicklaus Museum (documenting the...
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  • Is Sex Necessary? Or, Why You Feel the Way You Do (category Works by James Thurber)
    the Way You Do is a collection of essays written by E. B. White and James Thurber, first published in 1929. The book is a spoof of the many popular books...
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  • ERA, a player might offer BERA or ERAD. This version was played by James Thurber and his circle of friends. This is also known as Fore-and-Aft in Hoyle's...
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    farming implements, seasons, and weather formats.[citation needed] James Thurber described White as a quiet man who disliked publicity and who, during...
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  • 1939 short story by James Thurber. It may also refer to: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), a film loosely based on Thurber's story, but predominantly...
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    performer and competitor on RuPaul's Drag Race James Thurber (1902) author and humorist, namesake of James Thurber Ct in Falls Church The principal characters...
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    A Thurber Carnival is a revue by James Thurber, adapted by the author from his stories, cartoons and casuals (humorous short pieces), nearly all of which...
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  • The 13 Clocks (category Novels by James Thurber)
    The 13 Clocks is a fantasy tale written by James Thurber in 1950, while he was completing one of his other novels. It is written in a unique cadenced...
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  • a cartoonist and short story writer. He was the first person since James Thurber to contribute both cartoons and articles to The New Yorker. His work...
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  • March 1939 was intent on publishing them. Around that time, White wrote to James Thurber that he was "about half done" with the book; however, he did not finish...
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