1939-40: Thurber collaborates with university buddy Elliot Nugent regarding the Male Animal, a play about Ohio State.

It becomes a massive success on Broadway, with 243 shows within the 1939-40 period.

1942: right now, Thurber has severe eye dilemmas and works on the Zeiss loupe to be able to continue drawing. The Thurbers briefly move back once again to nyc.

1944: Thurber’s all around health starts to decrease. He could be critically sick with pneumonia and appendicitis in 2010.

1945: James and Helen transfer to “The Great Good Place, ” a 14-room home that is colonial-style western Cornwall, Connecticut.

1947: Thurber’s quick tale, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, ” is adjusted as a movie starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, as well as others. Continue Reading