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Period 1 The Life of James Thurber The article The Life of James Thurber by Jason Beehler is about American

writer, humorist, and cartoonist James Thurber. Born in 18 ! in "olumbus, #hio, Thurber lost an eye as a child while $layin% with his brother. This in&ury e'entually led to Thurber losin% si%ht in both eyes. Thurber attended The #hio (tate )ni'ersity from 1 1*+1 1,- he was not $ermitted to %raduate because his blindness $re'ented him from com$letin% a mandatory course. James Thurber mo'ed to Paris in 1 ./ with his first wife where he wor0ed for the Paris edition of the "hica%o Tribune. Then, he mo'ed to 1ew 2or0 "ity where author 3.B. 4hite introduced Thurber to 5arold 6oss, editor of The New Yorker ma%a7ine. 6oss hired Thurber which be%an a lifelon% $artnershi$. Thurber is remembered for writin% o'er !8 boo0s, contributin% both articles and cartoons to The New Yorker, and earnin% a Tony Award for creatin% a Broadway $lay. James Thurber died in 1 91, and he is buried in his hometown of "olumbus, #hio.

Period . The Life of James Thurber The bio%ra$hy The Life of James Thurber by Jason Beehler is about American cartoonist, humorist, and writer James Thurber. Thurber was born in 18 ! in "olumbus, #hio. As a child, he went blind in one eye while $layin% a %ame with his brother. This in&ury e'entually caused Thurber to become blind in both eyes. :rom 1 1*+1 1,, James Thurber attended The #hio (tate )ni'ersity- he was not $ermitted to %raduate, howe'er, because his in&ury $re'ented him from com$letin% a re;uired course. <n 1 ./, Thurber and his first wife mo'ed to Paris, :rance where he wor0ed for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune. 1e=t, Thurber mo'ed to 1ew 2or0 "ity where he was introduced to 5arold 6oss, editor of The New Yorker ma%a7ine, and he was hired as a contributin% cartoonist and writer. <n his career, Thurber wrote o'er !8 boo0s, won a Tony Award for his Broadway $lay, and had se'eral stories turned into mo'ies. James Thurber died in 1 91 and is buried in his hometown of "olumbus, #hio.

Period * The Life of James Thurber The bio%ra$hy The Life of James Thurber by Jason Beehler is about American writer, humorist, and cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber was born in "olumbus, #hio in 18 !. As a child, James Thurber accidentally went blind in one eye while $layin% 4illiam Tell with his brother. This in&ury e'entually caused Thurber to lose si%ht in both eyes. Thurber attended The #hio (tate )ni'ersity from 1 1*+1 1,- he was not $ermitted to %raduate because his blindness $re'ented him from com$letin% a mandatory course. <n 1 ./, Thurber married and mo'ed to Paris, :rance where he wor0ed for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune. James Thurber mo'ed to 1ew 2or0 "ity in 1 .9, and he met 5arold 6oss, editor of The New Yorker ma%a7ine. 6oss hired Thurber to contribute his cartoons and stories to the ma%a7ine. >urin% his career, Thurber won a Tony Award for writin% a Broadway $lay, wrote o'er forty boo0s, and had se'eral stories made into mo'ies. James Thurber died in 1 91 and is buried in his hometown of "olumbus, #hio.

Period 9?, The Life of James Thurber The article The Life of James Thurber by Jason Beehler is about American humorist, writer, and cartoonist James Thurber. James Thurber was born in "olumbus, #hio in 18 !. As a child, Thurber loss the si%ht in one eye while $layin% 4illiam Tell with his brothers. 3'entually, he became blind in both eyes. James Thurber attended The #hio (tate )ni'ersity from 1 1*+1 1,. 5e was not $ermitted to %raduate because he could not com$lete a mandatory course. Thurber %ot married in 1 ./ and mo'ed to Paris, :rance where he wor0ed for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune. Thurber then mo'ed to 1ew 2or0 "ity where he was introduced to 5arold 6oss, editor of The New Yorker ma%a7ine. 6oss hired Thurber to wor0 as a cartoonist and writer. <n his career, Thurber wrote o'er !8 boo0s, won a Tony Award for a Broadway $lay, and had se'eral stories made into mo'ies. James Thurber died in 1 91 and is buried in his hometown of "olumbus, #hio.

Period 8 The Life of James Thurber The article The Life of James Thurber by Jason Beehler is about humorist, writer, and cartoonist James Thurber. <n 18 !, James Thurber was born in "olumbus, #hio. Thurber lost an eye as a child, and he e'entually went blind. :rom 1 1*+1 1,, he attended The #hio (tate )ni'ersity. Thurber did not %raduate, howe'er, because his eye in&ury $re'ented him from $assin% a mandatory course. James Thurber married in 1 ./ and mo'ed to Paris, :rance where he wor0ed for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune. Thurber mo'ed to 1ew 2or0 "ity, and he was introduced to the editor of The New Yorker ma%a7ine, 5arold 6oss, who hired him as a cartoonist and writer. <n his career, Thurber wrote o'er !8 boo0s, won a Tony Award for a Broadway $lay, and had se'eral of his stories made into mo'ies. Thurber died in 1 91 and is buried in his hometown of "olumbus, #hio.

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