Editing James Thurber (section)

===Death===
Thurber's behavior became erratic in his last year. Thurber was stricken with a blood clot on the brain on October 4, 1961, and underwent emergency surgery, drifting in and out of consciousness. Although the operation was initially successful, Thurber died a few weeks later, on November 2, aged 66, due to complications from [[pneumonia]]. The doctors said his brain was [[Senescence|senescent]] from several small strokes and hardening of the arteries. His [[last words]], aside from the repeated word "God", were "God bless... God damn", according to his wife, Helen.<ref name="Bernstein 501">{{cite book|last=Bernstein|first=Burton|title=Thurber|publisher=[[Dodd, Mead & Company]]|year=1975|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/thurberbiography00bern/page/501 501]|isbn=978-0-396-07027-6|url=https://archive.org/details/thurberbiography00bern|url-access=registration}}</ref>