James Thurber BiographyOn December 8, 1894, Charles L. Thurber and Mary Agnes Fisher Thurber had a son. His name was James Thurber. Thurber would grow up to become a world-famous humorist. Thurber's father was a civilian employee and his mother had no job but was said to be an eccentric woman. Thurber once said when he was in his eighties, "he never stopped performing and was always playing pranks on friends and relatives" (Hayes 56: 156). Born in Columbus, Ohio, Thurber simply focused on expanding his creativity as a child. an injury would prevent him from playing sports (Heller 6: 2326-2331). When Thurber was eight years old he was playing a game called William Tell with his two brothers, William and Robert, when his left eye was pierced by an arrow. This caused him to lose an eye and he eventually became almost completely blind. In 1913 Thurber attended Ohio State University. While in college, he was a member of the phi kappa psi fraternity. While at this, he rented a house at 77 Jefferson Avenue. In 1984 this would become the Thurber House, a historical museum. Thurber did not graduate from Ohio State because he could not pass the ROTC course due to the vision in his eyes. Later in his life he was awarded an honorary degree (Thurberhouse.org). After college Thurber worked as a journalist in Columbus, Ohio. While in Ohio he “absorbed the regional values ​​of the Midwest that remained important to him throughout his life” (Heller 6: 2327). In 1922 Thurber married Althea Adams. In 1931 Thurber and his wife had their only child, a daughter named Rosemary. After years of fighting, Thurber and his wife divorced. Only a few months later Thurber remarried Helen Wismar. In 1926 Thurber and Althea moved to New York, so Thurb...... middle of paper ...... with in their daily lives. Thurber is an amazing writer and finds ways to bring truly unique stories to life. Thomas 8Works cited "Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent". Prentice Hall Literature. Timeless voices, timeless themes. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. 706+. Print.FLANAGAN, DENNIS. “You can look it up.” The New York Times. The New York Times, March 2, 1991. Web. May 11, 2014. Hayes, Dwayne D. “James Thurber.” Young adult authors and artists. vol. 56. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004. 155-68. Print.Magill, Frank N. “James Thurber.” Critical investigation of short fiction. vol. 6. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, 1981. 2326-331. Print.Thurber, James and Sandra Higashi. The night the ghost entered. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1983. Print.Thurber, James. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. New York: New Yorker, 1939. Print.