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James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, children's book author, and celebrated wit. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories published mainly in The New Yorker magazine, such as "The Catbird Seat", and collected in his numerous books. He was one of the most popular humorists of his time, as he celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people. He wrote the Broadway comedy The Male Animal in collaboration with his college friend Elliott Nugent; it was later adapted into a film starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland. His short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has been adapted for film twice, once in 1947 and again in 2013.
Birth Name
James Grover Thurber
Born
Saturday, 08 December 1894
Died
Thursday, 02 November 1961
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2014 |
Public Speaking | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
Small World | Self - Writer / Playwright / Self | 1958 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
Camera Three | Self | 1956 |
Omnibus | Self - Humorist (segment "James Thurber, Man and Boy") / Narrator (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") | 1952 |
Who Said That? | Self | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2014 |
Public Speaking | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
Small World | Self - Writer / Playwright / Self | 1958 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
Camera Three | Self | 1956 |
Omnibus | Self - Humorist (segment "James Thurber, Man and Boy") / Narrator (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") | 1952 |
Who Said That? | Self | 1948 |