From a 1944 CBS Radio Broadcast of a series, “This Is My Best” here’s an audio clip (not the full performance –just 19 minutes) of Robert Benchley performing James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (Link courtesy of David Pomerantz) And… From the
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Trailer of Interest: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Here’s a trailer for the upcoming film based on James Thurber’s short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” due Christmas day. Ben Stiller stars as Mitty. An earlier version, released in 1947, starred Danny Kaye. The original story appeared in The New Yorker, March 18, 1939. You can see a sampling of Thurber’s New Yorker work here at
Read moreMarc Simont, 1915 – 2013. Illustrated Thurber’s “The 13 Clocks” & “The Wonderful O”
Following are a few notices about the celebrated illustrator, Marc Simont, who passed away July 13th in Cornwall, Connecticut. The Los Angeles Times, July 21,2013, “Marc Simont dies at age 97; award-winning children’s book artist” The New York Times, July 16, 2013, “Marc Simont, Classic Children’s book illustrator, Dies at 97” Publishers Weekly, July 17, 2013, “Obituary: Marc Simont” The
Read morePeter Steiner on the 20th Anniversary of “On The Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Dog.”
Peter Steiner On The 20th Anniversary Of “On The Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Dog” On this day twenty years ago, Peter Steiner’s “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” was published in The New Yorker. The cartoon went on to become the most reprinted New Yorker cartoon in modern times, and according to The New Yorker’s Cartoon
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