Answer: thurber

AnswerCrossword Clue
THURBER

Mitty's creator

THURBER

Author of the quote

THURBER

Walter Mitty's creator James

THURBER
Walter Mitty's creator
THURBER
Mitty creator
THURBERLongtime New Yorker cartoonist James
THURBERWhom a humor-writing prize is named for
THURBERHe wrote "The 13 Clocks."
THURBERAmerican humorist.
THURBERHe wrote "The Wonderful O."
THURBERContemporary fabulist.
THURBER"Carnival" creator.
THURBERAuthor of "The White Deer."
THURBERCreator of Walter Mitty.
THURBER"Is Sex Necessary?" author
THURBERCartoonist who wrote the caption "Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?"
THURBERCreator of Walter Mitty