James Thurber
American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894-1961) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 66
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.
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Thurber family portrait taken in Columbus, Ohio, in 1915. From left to right: seated: Robert and Charles. Back row: William, James, and Mame.
Sketch by Thurber for the Sundial![The Thurber House[29] in Columbus, Ohio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/James_Thurber_House.jpg/1280px-James_Thurber_House.jpg)
The Thurber House[29] in Columbus, Ohio
Cartoon drawn on the wall of Costello's, a bar in New York, by Thurber in the 1930s
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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.
