James Thurber

James Thurber
Born	James Grover Thurber (1894-12-08)December 8, 1894 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1961(1961-11-02) (aged 66) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Humorist
Nationality	American
Period	1894–1961
Genre	short stories, cartoons, essays
Subject	humor, language
Notable works	My Life and Hard Times, My World and Welcome to It

James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American author, journalist, and cartoonist. Thurber was best known for his cartoons and short stories. He published his stories mainly in The New Yorker magazine. One of the most popular humorists of his time, Thurber celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people.

Thurber died on November 2, 1961 from complications from pneumonia and a stroke, aged 66. His last words, aside from the repeated word "God," were "God bless... God damn," according to his wife.^[1]

References

1. Bernstein, Burton (1975). Thurber. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 501. ISBN 0-396-07027-2.

Other websites

Media related to James Thurber at Wikimedia Commons

• The Paris Review Interview
• The Thurber House website Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
• "Thurber's World (and Welcome To it)" by Bill Ervolino, The Record (Bergen County, NJ), December 17, 1995 Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• Pathfinder: James Grover Thurber Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine – Thurber links portal
• The Last Flower – ballet after an idea by James Thurber; 1975
• James Thurber Biography, Encyclopedia of World Biography