Eb white author biography

  • eb white author biography

    • E. B. White

    American author (1899–1985)

    E. B. White

    White on the beach with his dachshund Minnie

    Born

    Elwyn Brooks White


    July 11, 1899

    Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

    DiedOctober 1, 1985(1985-10-01) (aged 86)

    Brooklin, Maine, U.S.

    Resting placeBrooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
    Alma materCornell University (BA)
    OccupationWriter
    Spouse

    Katharine Sergeant

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    (m. 1929; died 1977)​
    ChildrenJoel White

    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