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  hyperthyroid condition, 9, 309-10, 545-47, 556-57, 558, 562-63, 566, 567, 569, 572-73, 671-72, 704

  Miltown and, 738, 740, 743

  neuritis headache, 544, 545

  night sweats, 279, 283

  pneumonia, 365, 392-93, 394-95, 398, 418

  ruptured appendix, 368-70, 371, 418, 732

  smoking and, 545, 562-63, 573, 611, 761

  teeth and gums, 604, 605, 608, 622-23

  See also eye problems of JT

  homes of

  Cornwall, Connecticut, 7, 352, 397, 399-401, 532

  Litchfield, Connecticut, 209, 228, 277-78

  New York City, 8, 107-11, 210, 231, 258-60, 305-6, 352, 369-70, 372

  Paris, France, 26-27

  Sandy Hook, Connecticut, 140-42

  Woodbury, Connecticut, 7, 302, 305, 306

  jobs of

  code clerk for American Embassy in Paris, 5-6, 26-54, 321-22

  code-clerk trainee in Washington, D.C., 5-6, 13-25

  freelance writing, 6, 81-82, 85-86, 91-96, 208-9, 238-39, 334, 336-37, 359, 379-80, 421, 447-48, 482-84. See also finances of JT

  with The New Yorker. See New Yorker, The

  with The New York Evening Post, 6, 101-3, 172, 513, 737

  with Paris edition of The Chicago Tribune, 6, 95, 617-18, 629-30

  reporter for The Columbus Dispatch, 6, 79-91, 575, 629, 737

  love of music and opera, 33, 59-60, 263-64, 291, 695, 709

  marriage to Althéa Adams, 6, 83, 85-86, 512, 580-81

  See also Thurber, Althéa Adams (wife)

  marriage to Helen Wismer, 7, 201, 581

  See also Thurber, Helen Wismer (wife)

  movies and, 483

  “The Catbird Seat,” 671-72, 716

  contract negotiations, 371, 384

  The Male Animal (with Elliott Nugent), 352, 657

  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 8, 371, 383-88, 397, 411, 481, 709

  and The New Yorker. See New Yorker, The New York Times article on, 474-76

  Poetry magazine fundraiser in Chicago, 358-59

  relationship with mother, 128, 182-83, 198, 289-90

  returns to Columbus, Ohio, 54-75

  Golden Jubilee of Phi Kappa Psi (1930), 129-30, 132

  for mother's eightieth birthday, 392

  Eva Prout visits (1920) and, 56, 57-58, 61-62, 68-72

  trips to Zanesville, 64-67, 69, 72

  support for beginning writers, 357-59, 369, 371, 397-98, 407, 498, 590, 726-28

  Time magazine cover story on, 9, 491-93, 494, 496-97, 500-502, 503-5, 515, 522, 524, 530, 541

  travels of

  to the Bahamas, 450, 452-53

  Bermuda, 7, 8, 219-24, 247, 281-82, 325-28, 405-7, 439, 441, 482, 487-91, 505-14, 516-22, 531, 542-45, 554, 615-22, 648-54, 671-79

  Canada (1936), 226-27

  England (1961), 10, 714, 733-43, 749-55

  Europe (1918-1919), 5, 26-54

  Europe (1925-1926), 91-96

  Europe (1937-1938), 7, 240-301

  Hollywood (1939), 7-8, 314-21

  Hot Springs, Virginia, 8, 359-60, 367-68, 371, 372-75, 379-81, 385-87, 401-4, 416-18, 419-21, 465, 499, 573

  Martha's Vineyard, 178-87, 201-3, 213-16, 227, 335, 338-41, 417, 631-32

  Miami, Florida (1932), 147-58

  Newport, Rhode Island, 328-29

  New York City (1921), 83, 96

  Washington, D.C., 5, 13-25, 88-89

  on writing, 560, 571, 598, 617-18, 633-34, 638-39, 641-42, 727, 746-49

  written works of. See written works of JT

  Thurber, Leander (grandfather), 523, 524

  Thurber, Mary A. Fisher (“Mame;” mother) birth of JTand, 5

  cancer treatment in New York City, 326, 327, 329

  Congressional Record and, 528, 541, 614

  “Isabelle” and, 123

  JT letters to (1950), 502-4

  JT letters to (1951), 524-26

  relationships with sons, 123, 128, 182-83, 198, 262-63, 289-90

  visits New York City, 201-2, 326-27, 329

  Thurber, Robert (brother), 3, 5, 9, 123, 151, 183, 255, 455, 514-15, 566

  disagreement with JT, 523, 527, 538

  health problems of, 257

  illness of dog, Muggs, 107, 108-9

  JT concern for, 664-65

  JT letters to (1919), 38-45

  JT letters to (1928), 107-11

  JT letters to (1950), 502-4

  JT letters to (1952), 563

  stays with JT in New York City (1928), 107

  trip to New York for mother's cancer treatment, 326, 327, 329

  Thurber, Rosemary (daughter), 2, 3, 297, 305, 307, 426

  birth of, 7, 140, 237

  boyfriends of, 495-96, 557, 560

  car accident of, 465, 468-69

  college search and, 450, 462-63

  death of family dog and, 327

  drama activities of, 432, 462, 530-31

  engagement to Frederick Sauers, 574-76, 580, 581

  JT letters to (1946), 396-97, 399, 404

  JT letters to (1947), 415-16, 420-21

  JT letters to (1948), 424-26, 438-39

  JT letters to (1949), 450, 468-69

  JT letters to (1950), 486-89

  JT letters to (1951), 530-32

  JT letters to (1952), 564-65, 574-76

  JT list of books for, 462-64

  marriage to Frederick Sauers, 9, 587-88

  at Northampton School for Girls, 396-97, 407-10, 415-16, 425, 461-64

  at Skidmore College, 465, 486-88

  sororities and, 488-89

  at University of Pennsylvania, 486, 488-89, 564

  visits Martha's Vineyard (1941X340

  visits New York City (1940), 329

  writing of, 450, 648

  See also Sauers, Rosemary Thurber (daughter)

  Thurber, William (brother), 123, 182-83, 233-34, 290, 523, 538-39, 616

  childhood drawings of, 233-34

  health problems of, 250-51, 255, 260, 262-63

  JT letters to (1956), 664-65

  JT letters to (1959), 707

  Thurber Album, The (Thurber), 8-9, 10, 502-4, 519, 538-39, 544, 547, 548, 549, 555, 559, 560, 563, 565

  Thurber Carnival (Thurber), 8, 356, 370-71, 372-75, 432, 483-84, 639

  as long-playing record, 716

  as musical revue, 3, 10, 712, 713, 714-15, 716, 718-20, 725, 729, 733-43, 749-55

  Thurber Country (Thurber), 573, 591, 603, 613

  Thurber Dogs (Thurber), 646-47

  Thurber Family

  JT letters to (1919), 38-45

  JT letters to (1927), 101-3

  JT letters to (1948), 426

  JT letters to (1950), 502-4

  JT letters to (1951), 522-26, 538-39

  JT letters to (1953), 594-95

  JT letters to (1954), 607

  Thurlow, Margaret, 232, 340

  Thurman, Allen, 102, 502

  Tickle, John, 659-60

  “Tiger Who Would Be King, The” (Thurber), 649, 674

  Tilley, Eustace, 506

  Time magazine, 284, 286, 401-2, 467

  cover story on JT, 9, 491-93, 494, 496-97, 500-502, 503-5, 515, 522, 524, 530, 541

  JT self-portrait for, 9

  Tinney, Frank, 491, 492

  Tittbury-Willett, J. S. C, 324

  Tivoli, Italy, JT visits, 270

  “Toasted Susie is My Ice Cream” (Thurber), 239

  Today's Woman magazine, 570

  To Have and Have Not (Hemingway), 620

  Toklas, Alice, 372-73

  Tone, Franchot, 389, 543, 544

  Tony Award, 729

  Tower, Mary, JT letter to (1958), 701-2

  Tracy, Lee, 480

  Tracy, Spencer, 652

  Transatlantic, JT writes for, 359

  Trentham, Mary, 749-50

  Trotta, Jeannette, JT letter to (1952), 558-59

  “Trouble with Man is Man, The” (Thurber), 733

  Truax, Hawley, 429

  JT letter to (1947), 413-15

  Trueman, Paula, 134-38, 143, 146, 307, 350, 507, 593, 639, 640, 658, 692, 695

  Truman, Harry S, 548, 737

  “Truth About Toads, The” (Thurber), 649-51, 712

  Tuilleries (Paris), 26, 28, 33, 63

  Turner, Lana, 472

  Turn of the Screw, The (James), 443

  “Turtle Who Conquered Time, The” (Thurber), 660

  Twain, Mark, 249-50, 251, 555, 584, 624, 745-46

  21 (New York City), 171, 454, 507, 574, 639, 686

  Twenty-One Gun Salute, 698

  Tynan, Kenneth, 709

  JT letter to (1960), 715

  Tyndall, William York, 443

  “Tyranny of Trivia, The” (Thurber), 643

  Ullman, James Ramsey, 619

  “Unicorn in the Garden, The” (Thurber), 445

  University of California, Thurber course of, 736

  University of Chicago, 584

  University of Pennsylvania, 486, 488-89, 564

  Up Stream (Lewisohn), 86-87, 90

  Ustinov, Peter, 754

  Vacuum Oil Co., 237

  Valens, France, JT visits, 264, 266, 267

  Valentino, Rudolph, 367

  Vallee, Rudy, 123, 671

  JT letters to (1951), 530

  Vanderbilt, Mrs. Cornelius, 404

  Van Doren, Barbara, 575

  Van Doren, Carl, 494, 498-99, 575

  Van Doren, Charles, 432

  JT letters to (1959), 711

  Van Doren, Dorothy, JT letter to (1960), 722-24

  Van Doren, Ellen, 432

  Van Doren, Irita, 542

  Van Doren, Mark, 331, 372, 432, 501, 535, 601, 698-99, 711, 755

  JT letter to (1960), 722-24

  Van Loon, Hendrik, 500, 760-61

  venereal disease, 289, 290

  Venuti, Joe, 631

  Verdaman, James, JT letter to (1945), 375

  Verdun (France), 39, 40

  Versailles (France), 63-64

  Vicious Circle, The (Harriman), 516-18

  Victoria & Albert Museum, 376

  Vierzy (France), 40

  “View from Pompey's Head, The” (Basso), 758

  “Villanelle of Horatio Street, Manhattan” (Thurber), 725

  Villefranche (France), 94

  Vischer, Peter, 348

  Viskniskki, Guy T., 685

  Von Kuegelgen, Fritzi, 9

  Vorys, John, 528, 541, 614

  Wakeman, Frederic, 619

  Wakus, Eddie, 504-5

  Walden, 472, 480-81

  Walker, C. Lester, 500-501

  Walker, Stanley, 167-68, 169, 170, 493, 511, 688, 708

  JT letters to (1957), 682-83

  Walker, Stuart, 68

  Wallace, David H., 518

  Wallace, Mike, 669

  Waller, Adolph E., JT letter to (1952), 549

  Walter Mitty syndrome, 653, 748

  War Between Men and Women, The (Thurber), 312, 719

  Warner, Jack, 316, 317

  Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 298

  Warren, 548

  Washington, D.C., JT visits, 5, 13-25, 88-89

  Washington, George, 141, 209, 228

  Washington, Martha, 647

  Washington Post, 402

  Washington Square (James), 422

  “Watchdog” (Thurber), 649

  “Waters of the Moon, The” (Thurber), 477

  Waugh, Evelyn, 140, 247, 248, 285, 571

  Webb, Fay, 123

  Webster, Noah, 228

  Weekes, Hobart, 684-86

  Weeks, Edward, 631

  Welcoming Arms, The (Thurber play), 653, 658, 675

  Welles, Orson, 455

  Wells, H. G., 241, 251, 591, 691, 723, 742

  Welty, Eudora, 498

  West, Rebecca, 277, 410, 709, 710

  Westlake, Neda, JT letter to (1949), 446-47

  Wharton, Edith, 26, 59

  “What Cocktail Party?” (Thurber), 505

  Wheldon, Hugh, JT letter to (1961), 732-33

  “When Chic Harley Got Away” (Thurber poem), 90

  “When Dawn Will Come” (Thurber poem), 74-75

  “Whip-Poor-Will, The” (Thurber), 338-39, 340

  Whitaker, Rogers, 681, 682

  JT letter to (1956), 644

  Whitaker, Sarah

  JT letters to (1947), 408-10

  JT letters to (1949), 461-64

  White, E. B. (Andy), 417, 477, 562, 578, 627

  engagement to Katharine Angell, 511

  in Florida, 677-78

  Jap Gude as agent for, 144

  health problems of, 686

  JT admiration for writing of, 8, 240, 332, 571, 609, 721-22, 723

  JT drawings/cartoons and, 6-7, 235, 236, 244,303,354,390, 424

  JT letters to (1935), 213-16

  JT letters to (1936), 219-22, 224-30

  JT letters to (1937) , 247-54, 255-60

  JT letters to (1938), 301-2, 304-8

  JT letters to (1939), 312-14, 322-24

  JT letters to (1940), 326-32

  JT letters to (1941), 339-41

  JT letters to (1942), 347-51

  JT letters to (1943), 357-58

  JT letters to (1944), 366-67

  JT letters to (1945), 380-81

  JT letters to (1946), 390

  JT letters to (1949), 473, 477-78

  JT letters to (1950), 491-94, 496-97

  JT letters to (1951), 514-15, 533

  JT letters to (1952), 544-45, 550-51, 557-58, 567-68, 580-82

  JT letters to (1953), 595-97, 600-601

  JT letters to (1954), 624-25

  JT letters to (1959), 705-6

  JT letters to (1961), 756-57

  life in Maine, 277-79, 296-99

  meets JT, 6

  and The New Yorker, 3

  casuals, 274, 332

  Churchill article on The New Yorker and, 411, 412

  Comments, 419, 420, 673-74

  cutting proof, 467-68

  Kramer book on The New Yorker and, 515

  obituary for Harold A. Ross, 539

  quits working at The New Yorker offices, 246-49

  Talk of the Town and, 285-86, 287, 401-3, 428

  works with JT at The New Yorker, 6-7, 103, 110, 168

  The Years with Ross (Thurber) and, 3, 739-41, 752

  social life with JT, 461, 537

  Jap Gude and, 146

  introduces Ann Honeycutt, 103, 105-6

  written works of

  Charlotte's Web, 366, 567-68, 583

  children's books, 544, 566, 567-68, 583, 647-48

  Is Sex Necessary? (with Thurber), 7, 127, 128, 130, 134, 142, 210, 236, 304, 347-51, 375, 380, 414-15, 477-78, 519, 583

  One Man's Meat, 422, 464

  Quo Vadimus, 311, 312, 561

  White, Joel, 246-47, 279, 297, 397, 399, 574, 578, 582

  White, Katharine Angell, 7, 117, 161, 204, 246, 517, 566, 576, 626, 686

  death of father, 291-92

  as fiction editor at The New Yorker, 246-47

  former male friends of, 596

  JT letters to (1935), 213-16

  JT letters to (1936), 219-22, 224-30

  JT letters to (1937), 254, 260-63, 269-70

  JT letters to (1938), 274-80, 296-99, 301-2

  JT letters to (1939), 312-14, 322-24

  JT letters to (1940), 326-32

  JT letters to (1941), 339-41

  JT letters to (1944), 366

  JT letters to (1948), 426-28

  JT letters to (1950), 491-94

  JT letters to (1951), 514-15

  JT letters to (1952), 556-57, 583

  JT letters to (1953), 600-601

  JT letters to (1956), 649-50

  JT letters to (1957), 671-75

  JT letters to (1959), 705-6

  Kramer book on The New Yorker and, 512

  life in Maine, 296-99

  The Years with Ross (Thurber) and, 3, 739-41, 752

  White, Pearl, 671

  White, William Allen, 627-28, 651

  White Deer, The (Thurber), 370, 379-80, 417-18, 477, 500, 535, 642

  Whitman, Walt, 251, 285, 745-46

  Whitney, Jock, 389

  Whittaker, Rogers, JT letter to (1951), 529

  Who's Who, 347, 580, 612, 681

  Why Keep Them Alive? (De Kruif), 256

  Wilcox, Milt, 525

  Wilde, Oscar, 504

  Wilder, Thornton, 174, 176, 177, 721

  Wiley, Charles, JT letter to (1947), 407

  William Penn Anthology, 375

  Williams, Burt, 264, 295, 631

  Williams, Dinah Jane (goddaughter), 365, 699, 700-701

  JT letter to (1952), 578

  Williams, Earle, 478

  Williams, Gluyas, 544

  Williams, Hope, 588

  Williams, Jane, 3, 7, 219-21, 364-65, 489, 652-53, 671, 677

  children of, 365, 699, 700-701

  JT letters to (1937), 240-41

  JT letters to (1939), 324

  JT letters to (1940), 333-36

  JT letters to (1947), 415

  JT letters to (1948), 439-42

  JT letters to (1949), 481-82

  JT letters to (1950), 494-95

  JT letters to (1951), 527-28, 536-38

  JT letters to (1952), 545-47, 551-53, 559-60, 572

  JT letters to (1953), 599-600

  JT letters to (1954), 608-9, 623-24, 635-38

  JT letters to (1958), 699-701

  JT letters to (1959), 704-5

  JT letters to (1960), 716-18

  JT letters to (1961), 749-50, 760-61

  as reference for JT, 492, 493

  sees The Male Animal on Broadway, 557

  Williams, Peter Drax, 336, 699

  Williams, Ronald, 3, 7, 219-21, 364-65, 489, 652-53

  children of, 365, 699, 700-701

  JT letters to (1937), 240-41

  JT letters to (1939), 324

  JT letters to (1940), 333-36

  JT letters to (1947), 415

  JT letters to (1948), 439-42

  JT letters to (1949), 481-82

  JT letters to (1950), 494-95

  JT letters to (1951), 527-28, 536-38

  JT letters to (1952), 545-47, 551-53, 559-60, 572-74

  JT letters to (1953), 599-600

  JT letters to (1954), 608-9, 623-24, 635-38

  JT letters to (1958), 693-94, 699-701

  JT letters to (1959), 704-5

  JT letters to (1960), 716-18

  JT letters to (1961), 749-50

  Sinclair Lewis and, 640-41

  as reference for JT, 492

  Williams, Tennessee, 727

  Williams College, JT honorary doctorate from, 541, 592

  Williamson, Bernie, 14

  JT letter to (1925), 91-92

  William the Conqueror, 36

  Willkie, Wendell, 336

  Willson, Meredith, 709

  Wilson, Edmund, 240, 358, 505, 529, 556, 619, 687

  The Years With Ross (Thurber) and, 708

  Wilson, Katharine, 427

  Winant, John, 475-76

  Winchell, Walter, 310-11, 449, 518, 658, 686

  Wings of the Dove, The (James), 703-4

 

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