E. B. White

E. B. White
White on the beach with his dachshund Minnie
Born
Elwyn Brooks White

July 11, 1899
DiedOctober 1, 1985(1985-10-01) (aged 86)
Resting placeBrooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (BA)
OccupationWriter
Spouse
(m. 1929; died 1977)
ChildrenJoel White
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Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985)[1] was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).

In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web was ranked first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels.[2] White also was a contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine and co-author of The Elements of Style, an English language style guide.

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