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E.B. White is a multiple award-winning writer whose books and editorial essays are read and treasured around the world. Born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899 in Mt. Vernon, New York, White graduated in the Class of 1921 from Cornell University. He worked as a reporter and advertising copywriter until joining the The New Yorker in 1926, where he wrote editorial essays.
Among White's many works are 'The Lady is Cold' (a collection of poems), 'Is Sex Necessary?' (a collaboration with James Thurber), 'Quo Vadimus', 'The Wild Flag', 'The Second Tree From the Corner', 'The Points of My Compass', 'Essays of E.B. White', 'Poems and Sketches of E.B. White', 'Here Is New York' (recently republished), 'Writings From The New Yorker' and 'The Elements of Style', now in its new fourth edition.
White wrote three books for children, 'Stuart Little' was the first in 1945, followed by 'Charlotte's Web' in 1952 and 'The Trumpet of the Swan' in 1970. 'Stuart Little', illustrated by Garth Williams, remains one of his most popular and widely loved writings.
E.B. White died on October 1, 1985 in North Brooklin, Maine. He was awarded the gold medal for essays and criticism by the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was also recognised with a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his body of work on April 17, 1978.
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