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James Thurber

1894 - 1961

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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. Thurber was one of the most popular humorists of his time and celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people. His works have frequently been adapted into films, including The Male Animal (1942), The Battle of the Sexes (1959, based on Thurber's "The Catbird Seat"), and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (adapted twice, in 1947 and in 2013). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Thurber is the 4,150th most popular writer (down from 3,939th in 2019), the 6,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,135th in 2019) and the 466th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Thurber ranks 4,150 out of 7,302. Before him are David Lagercrantz, Reinhard Bonnke, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Irmgard Keun, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, and Masuji Ibuse. After him are Juhan Smuul, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Pepetela, Jan Brzechwa, and David Shore.

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Among people born in 1894, James Thurber ranks 172. Before him are Robert Menzies, Yakov Frenkel, Alfred Romer, Francis Hunter, Olive Thomas, and Jack Benny. After him are Wilhelm Hasse, Esfir Shub, José Bustamante y Rivero, Florbela Espanca, Henryk Sławik, and Krešimir Baranović. Among people deceased in 1961, James Thurber ranks 122. Before him are Belinda Lee, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Grigory Levenfish, Joseph Orbeli, Géza von Bolváry, and Richmond K. Turner. After him are Ruth Fischer, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Giulio Cabianca, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Beals Wright, and María de Zayas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Thurber ranks 6,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Danzig (1955), Johnny Thunders (1952), Michael Kahn (1935), Richard Speck (1941), Jason Robards Sr. (1892), and Evelyn Fox Keller (1936). After him are William Daniels (1927), Matthew Lillard (1970), John McIntire (1907), Charlotte Flair (1986), Gilbert Baker (1951), and Johnny Hodges (1906).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Thurber ranks 466. Before him are Mark Frost (1953), Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Louis Bromfield (1896), Peter Straub (1943), Melissa Mathison (1950), and Sonny Barger (1938). After him are Hart Crane (1899), Edna Ferber (1885), Robert G. Ingersoll (1833), James Redfield (1950), Theodore Roszak (1933), and Francis Davis Millet (1848).

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