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In which James Thurber has had enough

Noted author, cartoonist and humorist James Thurber sitting in a chair lighting a cigarette, New York, New York, 1954. (Photo by Fred Palumbo/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

I could fill a book with peevish letters from celebrities to their fans, and maybe one day I’ll do exactly that, but today I’m sharing just one. It was written on this day in 1958 b…