| James Thurber  AKA James Grover Thurber
Born: 8-Dec-1894
Birthplace: Columbus, OH
Died: 2-Nov-1961
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Aneurysm
Remains: Buried, Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author, Cartoonist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Short story writer and cartoonist Father: Charles Leander Thurber (politician)
Mother: Mary Agnes Fisher
Brother: William (older)
Brother: Robert (younger)
Wife: Althea Adams (m. 20-May-1922, div. 25-May-1935)
Wife: Helen Muriel Wismer (m. 25-Jun-1935)
Daughter: Rosemary (b. 7-Oct-1931, by Althea)
High School: East High School, Columbus, OH
University: Ohio State University (until 1918, no degree)
The New Yorker 1927-33
The New York Evening Post
Chicago Tribune
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Missing Eye left, lost in archery accident
Draft Deferment: World War I 4-F
Risk Factors: Blindness, Smoking
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