Background

Mr. Thurber waa born in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, on December 22, 1986.

Education

Helen Thurber attended Mt. Holyoke College.

Career

Mrs. Thurber was an editor in New York City during the 1930s. She later assisted her husband James Thurber with proofreading and editing duties and helped finish drawings as his eyesight deteriorated. She also was a member of the board of Thurber House literary arts center, Columbus, OH.

He was a consultant to the 1960 Broadway production "A Thurber Carnival."

Achievements

• Helen Thurber was the wife of American humorist James Thurber, whose drawings and short pieces were an integral part of the New Yorker's charm during its first few decades. Mrs. Thurber is also renowned for her works.

Works

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  • Thurber and Company 1966
  • Credos and Curios 1962
  • Selected Letters of James Thurber 1981
  • VINTAGE THURBER 1983

Connections

Helen Thurber married James Thurber, a cartoonist and humorist, who was born in 1935.

husband:

James Thurber