James Thurber

@Author, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ James Thurber was an American author, journalist and cartoonist, famously known for his short stories and cartoons in ‘The New Yorker’ magazine American Ohio State University Media Personalities Journalists Cartoonists Sagittarius Celebrities James Grover Thurber was a well-known American writer, journalist and cartoonist who became famous for his short stories which are full of imagination and enchantment and witty illustrations. His writing posses a humorous quality to it, conveyed with simplicity and sharpness, which made him very famous in the literary circuit. Thurber developed his creative writing skills when he was a young boy. Due to an accident he lost one of his eyes and that made it impossible for him to take part in any physical activity. This proved as a boon for his writing career and his talent for it came out in its full vigor when he joined The New Yorker magazine in the capacity of an editor, on the recommendation of his friend and fellow contributor, E.E. White. White was the one who recognized his talent for drawing and published some of his illustrations in the magazine, which of course was well acknowledged by the readers. Thurber has written tons of short stories, biographical memories, fables, etc. in his lifetime, which is apart from his work published in The New Yorker.

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Birthday: December 8, 1894 Died on: November 2, 1961 Nationality: American Famous: Author, Journalists, Playwrights, Ohio State University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Cartoonists Spouses: Althea Adams, Helen Muriel Wismer Siblings: Robert, William Known as: James Grover Thurber Information Detail Birthday December 8, 1894 Died on November 2, 1961 Nationality American Famous Author, Journalists, Playwrights, Ohio State University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Cartoonists Spouses Althea Adams, Helen Muriel Wismer Siblings Robert, William Known as James Grover Thurber Childrens Rosemary Thurber Universities Ohio State University East High School Columbus OH Ohio State University Notable Alumnis Ohio State University Birth Place Columbus Gender Male Father Charles L. Thurber Mother Mary Agnes Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Columbus Famous as Cartoonist, Author, Journalist & Playwright Died at Age 66

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Thurber was married to Althea Adams from 1922-1935; his marriage with her was known to be troubled and an imminent divorce was expected. The couple used to live in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and had a daughter Rosemary. Unsplash Personal Life

He married for the second time in 1935 to Helen Wismer. Unsplash Personal Life

Thurber died at the age of 66 in 1961 due to pneumonia, which caused a stroke. Unsplash Personal Life

James Thurber was born in Ohio to Charles L. Thurber and Mary Agnes Thurber. His father was a small time clerk and a minor politician. His mother was a homemaker and she was the one who instilled humor in Thurber. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As a little boy, Thurber lost an eye while playing with his brother, which made it difficult for him to take part in the sports activity at school but this only helped him to put all of his energy into creative endeavors. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1913, he joined the Ohio State University but he could never graduate because of poor eyesight. He left the university and started working as a code clerk first in Washington and then in France. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After returning from France, Thurber started his journalistic career as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch from 1921-24. He used to write reviews on latest books, movies, plays, etc. for the column, ‘Credos and Curios’. Unsplash Career

In 1925, he moved to New York and became a reporter for the ‘New York Evening Post’. And then a few years later, he joined ‘The New Yorker’ as an editor with the help of his friend, E.B. White. Unsplash Career

His stint in The New Yorker as a cartoonist began in 1930, when White found some of Thurber’s drawings in trash and took them out and got them published. White altered some of these drawings to make them publication worthy. Unsplash Career

His writing career, as an author, started in 1930s and continued for three decades, in which he wrote many short stories, fictional memoirs , fables as many as seventy five, prose type humorous essays, a biographical memoir, etc. Unsplash Career

Some of the example of his fictional work are: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939)’, ‘Further Fables of Our Time (1956)’, ‘The White Deer (1945)’, ‘The Wonderful O (1957)’, ‘The years with Ross (1958)’, etc. Unsplash Career

The major work of Thurber’s life is considered to be his enigmatic short stories and witty cartoons in ‘The New Yorker’. In his position as an editor from 1927- 1950s, Thurber grew as a cartoonist and author of independent books. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 8, 1894
Died on	November 2, 1961
Nationality	American
Famous	Author, Journalists, Playwrights, Ohio State University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Cartoonists
Spouses	Althea Adams, Helen Muriel Wismer
Siblings	Robert, William
Known as	James Grover Thurber
Childrens	Rosemary Thurber
Universities	Ohio State University East High School Columbus OH Ohio State University
Notable Alumnis	Ohio State University
Birth Place	Columbus
Gender	Male
Father	Charles L. Thurber
Mother	Mary Agnes
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Columbus
Famous as	Cartoonist, Author, Journalist & Playwright
Died at Age	66

James Thurber

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Dec 8, 1894

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