Which writer created the the character Walter Mitty?
Walter Mitty officer. In his book on selection for the Special Air Service, Andy McNab wrote that soldiers from other units who were applying to join, who give away the fact they were motivated by reasons of personal vanity were labelled as "Walter Mitties" and quietly sent home. The character was first played by Danny Kaye in the 1947 film version. Thurber opposed this 1947 production. Ben Stiller directed and starred in a 2013 adaptation of the Walter Mitty story. Walter Mitty is referenced in the lyrics of these songs: Walter Mitty Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film) a fey women's milliner whose inspiration for the ridiculous chapeaux he creates is in actuality his loathing of women. The Anatole character is based on "Antoine de Paris," a women's hair-salon professional of the era, known for creating preposterous hairstyles. The lyrics to the song "Anatole of Paris" were written by Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" ranks 479th on "Empire" magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" was dramatized as a half-hour radio play on the November 3, 1947 broadcast of "The Screen Guild Theater"