E. B. White

E. B. White
E. B. White
	White on the beach with his dachshund Minnie
Born	Elwyn Brooks White; July 11, 1899; Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1985 (aged 86); Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University (BA)
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Katharine Sergeant (m. 1929; died 1977)
Children	Joel 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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E. B. White
White on the beach with his dachshund Minnie
Born	Elwyn Brooks White July 11, 1899 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1985(1985-10-01) (aged 86) Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University (BA)
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Katharine Sergeant (m. 1929; died 1977)
Children	Joel White
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E. B. White

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