“You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.”

American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright

James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he lived from 1894 to 1961 and became widely known for his work in print, especially through The New Yorker. He attended Ohio State University, left in 1918 without graduating, and later spent more than a year in Paris working as a code clerk for the U.S. State Department. After returning to Columbus in 1920, he worked as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In 1927 he joined The New Yorker, where he quickly became a prolific and popular contributor.