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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Comedian
gptkb:Animation
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:television_shows
stage plays
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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December 8, 1894
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gptkbp:born
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December 8, 1894
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Thurber
gptkb:Robert_Thurber
gptkb:James_Thurber_Jr.
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_Saturday_Evening_Post
gptkb:Harper's_Magazine
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gptkbp:death_date
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November 2, 1961
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gptkbp:died
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November 2, 1961
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:The_Ohio_State_University
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Animation
plays
Humorous essays
parodies
Illustrated stories
humorous essays
character Walter Mitty
Witty observations
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
“ You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.”
“ The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.”
“ The most dangerous thing in the world is a man with a pencil.”
“ There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are in love and those who are not.”
“ A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.”
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gptkbp:genre
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Humor
Satire
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Thurber
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gptkbp:influence
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Cartoonists
Contemporary humorists
Writers of satire
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gptkbp:influenced
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cartoonists
comedy writers
humorists
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:George_Ade
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Robert_Benchley
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:short_stories
Short stories
essays
satirical writing
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on literature
influence on cartoons
influence on American humor
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Walter_Mitty
The Catbird Seat's Mr. Martin
The Night the Bed Fell's narrator
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_13_Clocks
gptkb:The_Catbird_Seat
gptkb:The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty
gptkb:My_Life_and_Hard_Times
gptkb:The_Thurber_Carnival
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Animation
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Alma_Gluck
gptkb:Alma_Whitman
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gptkbp:style
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Social commentary
Character-driven narratives
Absurdist humor
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_13_Clocks
gptkb:The_Catbird_Seat
gptkb:The_Great_Quillow
gptkb:The_Male_Animal
gptkb:The_Middle-Aged_Man_on_the_Flying_Trapeze
gptkb:The_Night_the_Bed_Fell
gptkb:The_Unicorn_in_the_Garden
gptkb:The_Wonderful_O
gptkb:The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty
gptkb:The_Beast_in_Me
gptkb:My_Life_and_Hard_Times
gptkb:The_Thurber_Carnival
The Last Flower
The Dog Department
The Lady on the Bookcase
The Moth and the Star
The Owl in the Attic
The Dog That Bit People
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:O._Henry
gptkb:City_of_Columbus
gptkb:Columbus
gptkb:New_Yorker
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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