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James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker and collected in his numerous books.
Many Moons is an American children's picture book written by James Thurber and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. It was published by Harcourt, Brace & Company in 1943 and won the Caldecott Medal in 1944. [1] [2] The book centers around a young girl, Princess Lenore, who becomes ill, and only one thing will make her better: the Moon. The book was ...
This year, Columbus-born writer, playwright and cartoonist James Thurber would have turned 130. Thurber was born in 1894 and died, at age 66, in 1961.
Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated is a 1940 book by James Thurber. Thurber updates some old fables and creates some new ones of his own. Notably there is 'The Bear Who Could Take It Or Leave It Alone' about a bear who lapses into alcoholism before sobering up and going too far that way.
The 13 Clocks is a fantasy tale written by James Thurber in 1950, while he was completing one of his other novels. It is written in a unique cadenced style, in which a mysterious prince must complete a seemingly impossible task to free a maiden from the clutches of an evil duke.
The 23rd Thurber Prize goes to S. E. Boyd, the name created by three people, for their work on "The Lemon," and a new cartoon award goes to Roz Chast.
The cartoon is based on the 1939 short story with the same name by James Thurber. It was released on September 24, 1953. It was released on September 24, 1953. In 1955, it was nominated for Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards . [ 2 ]
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