Many Moons It may seem odd that someone, such as myself, who holds Thurber’s work in the highest of the highest regard would not have a complete collection of his books. Although the Spill library does have all of Thurber’s books (published in the United States) it has always troubled me that I never got around to acquiring a hard
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This morning I was standing in front of the Spill’s wall of cartoon books, looking through some Richard Taylor illustrated books (that’s another story) when my eyes drifted up to the shelf lined with “extra” Thurber books (later editions, duplicate copies, copies sans dust jackets, paperbacks). I’d long ago placed The New Yorker promotional booklet you see below facing out,
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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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I ran into the above while browsing the internet for all things Thurber. Not dated, but as you can see it was an ad for the Franklin Simon department store. James Thurber’s Spill entry on the A-Z: James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work: 1927 -1961, with several pieces run posthumously. According to
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