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James Grover Thurber (1894 - 1961)

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Lived/Active: New York Known for: illustrator-whimsical cartoons

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Two women, one with mop
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A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century.

He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University where he edited the humorous undergraduate magazine. In his senior year, he left to become a code clerk in the State Department in Washington D.C. and later in the Paris Embassy. He never saw active duty because of having lost the sight in one eye in a childhood bow and (showing 500 of 1169 characters).

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