As you can see by the date of this issue of TV Week (from the Spill archives — yes, I hang onto everything), it was 22 years ago today that Adam Van Doren’s James Thurber: The Life And Hard Times premiered on television (at least in the Boston area). The documentary later came out on dvd, and is, of
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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
Read moreIt seemed to take forever for video of James Thurber to show up. My fascination (understatement) with the person and his work began when I was a teenager, but it wasn’t until Adam Van Doren’s James Thurber: The Life and Times documentary film was released (on DVD, in 2000) that I got to see video of Thurber talk and (briefly)
Read moreTwo 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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