The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
by James Thurberliterary work· published 1939
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"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book My World and Welcome to It (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942). It has since been reprinted in James Thurber: Writings and Drawings (The Library of America, 1996, ISBN 1-883011-22-1), is available on-line on the New Yorker website, and is one of the most anthologized short stories in American literature. The story is considered one of Thurber's "acknowledged masterpieces". It was made into a 1947 film, with Danny Kaye in the title role, though the film is very different from the original story.
Adaptations (2)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has been adapted into 2 films, from 1947 to 2013.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · film · 110 min · dir. Norman Z. McLeod · IMDb ↗IMDb6.969%Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013 · film · 114 min · dir. Ben Stiller · IMDb ↗A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
