![]() ![]() He returned to Columbus in 1920 and started working at the Columbus Dispatch as a reporter. Due to his eye injury, Thurber was not able to complete a compulsory ROTC course so OSU would not let him graduate, although they did give him an honorary degree later.Īfter college Thurber went to Paris, France to work for the American Embassy. It was at this time that the Thurbers rented the house at 77 Jefferson Avenue, which became Thurber House in 1984. Ultimately, he would go blind in both eyes, but that never stopped him from writing or drawing.įrom 1913-1917, Thurber attended the Ohio State University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. One day while playing "William Tell" with them as youngsters, Thurber lost the sight in one eye when an arrow pierced it. ![]() Thurber had two brothers, William and Robert. Thurber's father was a civil clerk, and his mother, Mame, was an eccentric woman who would influence many of her son's stories. One of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century, his inimitable wit and pithy prose spanned a breadth of genres, including short stories, modern commentary, fiction, children's fantasy and letters. James Thurber, author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the creator of numerous New Yorker magazine cover cartoons, was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1894. ![]()
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