Thurber Thursday: Video Of Interest: Thurber’s “The Figgerin’ Of Aunt Wilma”

Video Of Interest: Thurber’s “The Figgerin’ Of Aunt Wilma” Via YouTube, this Omnibus presentation of James Thurber’s 1950 story, “The Figgerin’ Of Aunt Wilma” introduced by Alistair Cooke and narrated (!) by Thurber. According to the YouTube post it was aired April 26, 1953.  Movie buffs won’t take more than a half-second to recognize the actress playing Aunt Wilma.   The

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Van Doren’s Ross & Thurber Films Released

Two Adam Van Doren films:  James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times and Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of The New Yorker will be available on iTunes as well as on dvd, June 17.  Here’s a piece about the films from filmfestivals.com. And here’s the First Run Features website where you can learn more about ordering.

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