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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.
The similarly titled book by James Thurber, My World — And Welcome to It, was published in 1942 by Harcourt, Brace and Company. The current edition is ISBN 0-89190-269-4 . Part One of this collection contains 22 assorted Thurber short stories and humorous essays , many of them illustrated with his cartoons.
In 1951, Time reported that UPA was going to produce an "eight-reel, 80-minute color film", that was based on James Thurber's writings and drawings. The project was going to combine animation and live action, and was provisionally titled Men, Women and Dogs, but funding for the feature proved to be elusive, and it was scrapped.
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.
Pages in category "Works by James Thurber" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. The Catbird Seat;
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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.