The name of which James Thurber character has passed into language as a daydreaming fantasist?
James Thurber Olivia de Havilland. His short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has been adapted for film twice, once in 1947 and again in 2013. Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Charles L. Thurber and Mary Agnes "Mame" (née Fisher) Thurber on December 8, 1894. Both of his parents greatly influenced his work. His father was a sporadically employed clerk and minor politician who dreamed of being a lawyer or an actor. Thurber described his mother as a "born comedian" and "one of the finest comic talents I think I have ever known." She was a practical joker and,
James A. Thurber Battle for Congress: Consultants, Candidates, and Voters" (2001), "Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections" (2001) with Candice J. Nelson and David A. Dulio and "Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants in Elections" (2000). He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He received the 2010 APSA Walter Beach Pi Sigma Alpha award for his work combining applied and academic research. Thurber has authored and edited several books. James A. Thurber James Allen Thurber (born May 29, 1943) is University Distinguished Professor of Government, Founder (1979), and former director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University