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James Thurber.
American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961)
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About James Thurber
James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University (OSU), leaving in 1918 without graduating. He spent over a year in Paris, working for the US State Department as a code clerk, and on his return to Columbus in 1920 was hired as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. He married his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922. Thurber was hired by The New Yorker in early 1927, and soon became a prolific and popular contributor.
Everything about James Thurber →- Occupation
- journalist, writer, novelist, playwright
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 8, 1894, December 18, 1894
- Died
- November 2, 1961
- Website
- http://www.thurberhouse.org/james-thurber