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Thurber, James

(1894-1961) American writer. James Thurber is known as a humorist, writer, and illustrator. His works include: "Is Sex Necessary?" (1929), "The Owl in the Attic and Other Perplexities" (1931), "My Life and Hard Times" (1933), "The Middle-Aged Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1935), "Let Your Mind Alone!" (1937), and "Fables for Our Time" (1940).

His Life and Times

Read the first chapter of Thurber's biography, penned by Harrison Kinney. Courtesy of the Washington Post.

Puns

Puns have survived to this day thanks in large part to the brilliant minds of Groucho Marx, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, and James Thurber.

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