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James Thurber was a humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist known for his quirky and relatable characters and themes. One of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century, his inimitable wit and pithy prose spanned a breadth of mediums and genres, including short stories, illustrations, modern commentary, fables, children's fantasy, and letters. Many of Thurber’s drawings and stories first appeared in The New Yorker. Some of James Thurber’s famous tales include “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “The Night the Ghost Got In,” “The Dog That Bit People,” “The Night the Bed Fell,” “The Catbird Seat,” “The Day the Dam Broke,” and “The Unicorn in the Garden.” Thurber’s drawings often feature dogs and family life.
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Walter Mitty, a mild-mannered man, frequently escapes his humdrum life through vivid daydreams where he becomes the heroic figure in a series of imagined adventures, only to be jolted back to reality by various triggers.
Three people all sit down to talk after a night of drinking, but the agenda of one dinner guest changes the night.
When a man believes his job is at risk because of an annoying, incompetent woman at his office, he decides to take drastic action to end her influence once and for all.
When a baseball team's manager befriends a midget during their losing streak, the players discover their new companion may be the ticket to ending their bad luck forever.