Thurber Photos With Thurber Carnival Cast Members New to me are a few photos in the New York Public Library Digital Collections. James Thurber is shown with the Thurber Carnival director, Burgess Meredith, and one of the play’s leads, Tom Ewell. I’m showing just one above (photo credit: Friedman- Abeles). Link here to see the others. Related…Video: Here’s Thurber (with
Read moreHere’s the 1960 Tony Awards, with a segment at the 22:35 mark that is of special interest this being Thurber Thursday. At that mark you’ll see the actor Eddie Albert introduce Elliot Nugent to “present an award to his college friend, Mr. James Thurber.” The award was a Special Tony for A Thurber Carnival (as you’ll see, a Special Tony
Read moreThurber’s Dogs Set to Music Attempted Bloggery has posted this curio: Thurber’s Dogs set to the music of Peter Schickele. Until yesterday, I’d never heard of this. It’s not the first time Thurber’s work has crossed over from print to music. In one of the many high points of Thurber’s career, his best-seller, The Thurber Carnival was transformed into a
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