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.
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- Columbus
- Educated at
- Ohio State UniversityEast High School
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Trending topics shown first"Moral: Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going."
"If I have sometimes seemed to make fun of Woman, I assure you it has only been for the purpose of egging her on."
"When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare."
"It is true, I confess, that if a male character of my invention started across the stage to disrobe a virgin criminally , he would probably catch his foot in the piano stool and end up playing "Button…"
"The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms — hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal."
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1894
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Birth1961
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