Cartoonist and author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Before Fame
He worked as a code clerk during WWI at the Department of State, and the Embassy of the United States, Paris, France.
Trivia Fact
He could not graduate from Ohio State in 1918 because his eyesight kept him from taking a mandatory ROTC test, but was later awarded the degree in 1955.
Family Life:
Had a daughter with his first wife Althea, and later married Helen Wismer in 1935.
Associated With
His work was admired by infamous Los Angeles poet, Charles Bukowski.