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James Thurber

James Thurber. Born Dec. 8, 1894 Died Nov. 2, 1961 Born in Columbus Ohio to Charles Thurber and Mary Agnes. “All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. ” James Thurber.

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James Thurber

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  1. James Thurber

  2. Born Dec. 8, 1894 • Died Nov. 2, 1961 • Born in Columbus Ohio to Charles Thurber and Mary Agnes

  3. “All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” James Thurber

  4. Father Charles was clerk and minor politician who dreamed of being an actor. Thurber’s protagonists were often based on dad. • Mom was joker and “born comedienne” • Both influenced Thurber’s work and humorist title

  5. Two brothers: William & Robert • William shot James in the eye with arrow during a game and Thurber lost his eye bc of lack of medical tech. Later he would become almost completely blind.

  6. Attended Ohio State University but never graduated bc of poor eyesight • Worked for the Columbus Dispatch, ChicagoTribune, and finally The New Yorker with E.B White • Was writer and cartoonist

  7. Died from complications from Pneumonia at age 66

  8. Works include: My Life and Hard Times Many Moons “The Dog That Bit People” “The Night the Bed Fell”

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