Thurber, ———

Thurber, ———
   The narrator of “Pickman’s Model.” At first, he is one of Richard Upton Pickman’s staunchest supporters. Following Pickman’s disappearance, he refuses to venture into the subway system or the cellars of Boston after viewing a photograph of the subject of one of Pickman’s paintings.

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  • THURBER (J.) — THURBER JAMES (1894 1961) Né à Colombus, dans l’Ohio. Une longue série d’échecs a déterminé sa double activité d’écrivain et de dessinateur humoristique. James Thurber suit les cours de l’université d’Ohio de 1913 à 1918, sans parvenir à obtenir… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Thurber — can refer to: *James Thurber, an American humorist and cartoonist; **Thurber House, a literary center named after him; *Jeannette Thurber, an American philanthropist; *Rawson Marshall Thurber, an American filmmaker; *Torbjörn, etymology of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Thurber —   [ θəːbə], James Grover, amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Zeichner, * Columbus (Ohio) 8. 12. 1894, ✝ New York 2. 11. 1961; 1927 33 fester, später freier Mitarbeiter der Zeitschrift »The New Yorker«, deren Stil er mitprägte und in der seine… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Thurber — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: George Thurber (1821–1890), US amerikanischer Pflanzensammler James Thurber (1894–1961), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Zeichner Jeannette Thurber (1850–1946), US amerikanische Musikmäzenin Ort in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thurber — [thʉr′bər] James (Grover) 1894 1961; U.S. writer, humorist, & cartoonist …   English World dictionary

  • Thurber — noun United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894 1961) • Syn: ↑James Thurber, ↑James Grover Thurber • Instance Hypernyms: ↑humorist, ↑humourist, ↑cartoonist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thurber, Texas — Thurber is a coal mining ghost town in Erath County, Texas, United States, located 75 miles west of Fort Worth. It currently has an overall population of about 5.Coal mining operations began in Thurber in 1886 and reached a peak around 1918 1920 …   Wikipedia

  • Thurber House — is a literary center for readers and writers located in Columbus, Ohio, in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting quality… …   Wikipedia

  • Thurber, James — ▪ American humorist in full  James Grover Thurber  born Dec. 8, 1894, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. died Nov. 2, 1961, New York, N.Y.  American writer and cartoonist, whose well known and highly acclaimed writings and drawings picture the urban man as one …   Universalium

  • Thurber Prize for American Humor — Der Thurber Prize for American Humor ist eine Auszeichnung, die seit 1997 an US amerikanische Humoristen und Satiriker vergeben wird. Er gilt als renommiertester Humorpreis des Landes. Der Thurber Prize ist mit $ 5.000 dotiert. Er ist benannt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thurber, Jeannette Meyer — ▪ American music patron née  Jeannette Meyer  born Jan. 29, 1850, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 2, 1946, Bronxville, N.Y.       American music patron who devoted her efforts to creating a government funded music conservatory in the United States …   Universalium

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